Rita J. Simon

Rita J. Simon
Born
Rita Mintz

(1931-11-26)November 26, 1931
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 25, 2013(2013-07-25) (aged 81)
OccupationSociologist
Spouse
    Ralph James
    (divorced)
    (m. 1961; died 1998)
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1966)
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisJurors' reactions to alternative definitions of legal insanity (1957)
Academic work
Sub-disciplineSociology of law
Institutions

Rita James Simon (November 26, 1931 – July 25, 2013) was an American sociologist. A 1966 Guggenheim Fellow, she wrote dozens of books and volumes in fields such as law, sociology, and women's studies, and she was the editor for American Sociological Review, Gender Issues, and Justice Quarterly. She worked as a professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and American University.