Judith Houck

Education

Ph.D. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-Madison
History of Science and Medicine (December 1998)
Minor: Women’s History/Women’s Studies
Dissertation Advisor: Judith W. Leavitt
Dissertation: “Changing Meanings and Shared Experiences: Women, Medicine and Menopause in America, 1897-1980"

M.A. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-Madison
History of Science and Medicine (May 1994)

B.A. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, Santa Fe, NM
Liberal Arts (May 1985)

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Medical History and Bioethics, Women’s Studies, History of Science and the Center for Women’s Health and Women’s Health Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Fall 2002-present)

Visiting Assistant Professor, History Department, University of Georgia (Fall 1999–Summer 2000)

Lecturer, Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Spring 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002)

Lecturer, Women’s Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison (Spring 1999)

Honors and Awards

Mary Washburn Willets Award--University of Wisconsin Women's Studies - May 1995

Cremer Medical Scholar, University of Wisconsin Medical School - Spring 1994, Fall 1995

Fellowships and Grants

Women’s Health and Aging: Research and Leadership Training Grant, National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, University of Wisconsin (July 2000-present)

Franklin Teaching Fellowship, History Department, University of Georgia (Fall 1999–Summer 2000)

University of Wisconsin--Madison Graduate School Fellowship Spring 1995

Maurice L. Richardson Fellowship, History of Medicine Department Academic Years 1992-1993, 1996-1997

Articles Published in the Last 10 Years

"'What Do These Women Want?' Feminist Responses to Feminine Forever, Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 77 (2003): 103-132.

“ How to Treat a Menopausal Woman: A History, 1900-2000,” Current Woman’s Health Reports 2 (2002): 349-355.

Current Research Projects/Interests

Completing a book on the history of menopause in America, 1897-present.

Beginning research on the history of the women’s health movement in the United States, 1969-1980.

Considering launching a project on the medical control of female sexuality as it relates to the medical verification of “virginity.”

Courses Taught

• 531: Women and Health in American History [syllabus]
• 523: Race in American Medicine and Public Health
• 532: A History of the Body [syllabus]
• 668: (Special Topics) The Medical History of Sex and Sexuality [syllabus]