# Rita J. Simon

> Rita James Simon 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.

*American sociologist (1931-2013)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/rita-j-simon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1931-11-26
- **Died:** 2013-07-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Rita James Simon 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.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.3 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 49.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Rita J. Simon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_J._Simon)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59628732)

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