Dorothy Sue Cobble

Dorothy Sue Cobble
Born1949 (age 76–77)
OccupationProfessor
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (B.A.)
Stanford University(M.A., Ph.D.)
Academic work
DisciplineHistory, Labor Studies
Notable worksThe Other Women’s Movement (2005)

Dorothy Sue Cobble (June 28, 1949) is an American historian, and a specialist in the historical study of work, social movements, and feminism in the United States and worldwide. She is a Distinguished Professor Emerita at Rutgers University, and has held dual appointments in the Departments of Labor Studies and History since 1986.

Her book The Other Women’s Movement (2005) coined the term labor feminism.