Norma Chinchilla

Norma Chinchilla (born 1945) is an American sociologist. Chinchilla taught women's, gender and sexuality studies, and was instrumental in the development of Central American research being incorporated into the field of Latin American studies. She was one of the founders of the journal ''Latin American Perspectives'' in 1974 and a co-founder in 1976, or the first women's studies program offered at the University of California, Irvine. In 2017, she was awarded the Julian Samora Distinguished Career Award from the American Sociological Association. Provided by Wikipedia