Eileen McDonagh

Visiting Scholar, Department of Political Science

Eileen McDonagh is Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University. She is the recipient of major fellowships and grants, including those from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Research Fellowship and the National Science Foundation. She has written extensively on gender and political issues from institutional and historical perspectives, focusing on women’s political representation, reproductive rights, and American political development. She is the author of The Motherless State: Women’s Political Leadership and American Democracy (University of Chicago Press, 2009), Playing with the Boys: Why Separate Is Not Equal in Sports (Oxford University Press, 2008, co-authored) and Breaking the Abortion Deadlock: From Choice to Consent (Oxford University Press, 1996) Her articles have appeared in leading journals, including the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and Studies in American Political Development. She has been President of the Politics and History Section and President of the Women and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. She is the Founder and Director of the nonprofit abortion rights advocacy group, The Pro-Consent Coalition, www.proconsent.org.