Rona M. Fields Explained

Rona M. Fields
Birth Date:	27 October 1932
Education:	Lake Forest College Loyola University Chicago University of Southern California
Occupation:	Psychologist, feminist and author

Rona Marcia Fields (née Katz; 27 October 1932 – 2 April 2016)^[1] was an American psychologist,^[2] feminist and author, specialising in post-colonial studies and child psychology.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Biography

Rona Katz was born into a Jewish American family in 1932 and attended Spalding High School for Crippled Children in Chicago. She studied for her undergraduate degree at Lake Forest College; masters at Loyola University Chicago; and Ph.D. at the University of Southern California.^[1] In the 1970s, she studied the effects of The Troubles on civilians, accusing the British state of psychological genocide against the Irish people.^[7]

In 1972, Fields was hired by Clark University, Massachusetts as a full-time associate professor. After being denied tenure in 1976,^[8] Fields filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, alleging sexual harassment and that an associate professor who had just been awarded tenure made sexual advances toward her, and when she rejected them, he warned that her refusal "was no way to get tenure."^[9] The resulting case, Fields v. Clark University, resulted in her being reinstated for a two-year probationary period and then reconsidered for tenure, and awarded back pay, attorney's fees, and costs.^{[10] [11]}

Fields later taught at San Fernando Valley State College, Howard University, George Mason University and George Washington University.^[12]

Personal life

Rona Katz married Armond Fields in 1963. She was later married to Charles Fox, a psychology and sociology professor.^[13] She had three children.^[4]

Bibliography

• A society on the run: A psychology of Northern Ireland (1973)^[14]
• The Women of Ireland: A Case Study in the Effects of 800 Years of Colonial Victimization (1974)^[15]
• The Portuguese Revolution and the Armed Forces Movement (1976)^[16]
• Society Under Siege: A Psychology of Northern Ireland (1977; also published as Northern Ireland: Society Under Siege)^{[17] [18]}
• The Future of Women (1985)^[19]
• Martyrdom: The Psychology, Theology, and Politics of Self-Sacrifice (2004)^{[20] [21] [22]}
• Against Violence Against Women: The Case for Gender as a Protected Class (2013)^{[23] [24] [25]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Personality Description of the Unwed Pregnant Adolescent . ecommons.luc.edu.
2. Book: Nations . United States Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United . Defining Purpose: The U.N. and the Health of Nations : Final Report of the United States Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United Nations . 1993 . The Commission . 100 . en.
3. Book: MD, Peter A. Olsson. The Making of a Homegrown Terrorist: Brainwashing Rebels in Search of a Cause. February 25, 2014. ABC-CLIO. 9781440831027. Google Books.
4. Web site: RONA M. FIELDS Obituary (1932 - 2016) The Washington Post. Legacy.com.
5. Web site: Escaped Ohio women face a tough emotional rebound. Laura Petrecca, USA. TODAY. USA TODAY.
6. Web site: Estuvo 33 años secuestrada, sus vecinos lo sabían y no dijeron nada: la triste historia de Morella. Redacción. LR. February 10, 2020. larepublica.pe.
7. Silence, distance and neutrality: the politics of emotional distress during the Northern Irish troubles. Ian. Miller. October 2, 2021. Social History. 46. 4. 435–458. 10.1080/03071022.2021.1967641. 240001702. free.
8. Web site: 817 F.2d 931 . law.resource.org.
9. Web site: Rona Fields, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Clark University, Defendant, Appellant.rona Fields, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Clark University, Defendant, Appellee, 817 F.2d 931 (1st Cir. 1987) . Justia Law . en.
10. Web site: Fields v. Clark University, 817 F.2d 931 | Casetext Search + Citator. casetext.com.
11. Web site: Hearings on H.R. 4000, the Civil Rights Act of 1990: Joint Hearings Before the Committee on Education and Labor and the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, Hearings Held in Washington, DC ..... United States Congress House Committee on Education and. Labor. December 8, 1990. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
12. Book: Clauss-Ehlers, Caroline S.. Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology. February 18, 2010. Springer Science & Business Media. 9780387717982. Google Books.
13. Book: Salazar, Ruben. Border Correspondent: Selected Writings, 1955-1970. May 1, 1998. University of California Press. 9780520213852. Google Books.
14. Book: Miller, David. Rethinking Northern Ireland: Culture, Ideology and Colonialism. September 25, 2014. Routledge. 9781317884774. Google Books.
15. Web site: The Women of Ireland: A Case Study in the Effects of 800 Years of Colonial Victimization. Rona M.. Fields. December 8, 1974. KNOW, Incorporated. Google Books.
16. The Portuguese Revolution and the Armed Forces Movement by Rona M. Fields New York, Praeger, 1976. Pp. xviii + 288. $26.95. - The Portuguese Armed Forces and the Revolution by Douglas Porch London, Croom Helm, 1977. Pp. 273. £7.95.. Thomas H.. Henriksen. September 8, 1978. The Journal of Modern African Studies. 16. 3. 509–511. Cambridge University Press. 10.1017/S0022278X00002561. 153782219 .
17. Book: Fields, Rona M.. Northern Ireland: Society Under Siege. March 9, 2020. Routledge. 9781000678413. Google Books.
18. Book: Fields, Rona M.. Society Under Siege: A Psychology of Northern Ireland. December 8, 1977. Temple University Press. 9780877220749. Google Books.
19. Book: Fields . Rona M. . The future of women . 1985 . General Hall, Inc . 978-0-930390-60-0 .
20. Web site: Martyrdom. products.abc-clio.com.
21. Book: Martyrdom: The Psychology, Theology, and Politics of Self-sacrifice. Rona M.. Fields. Rona F.. Fields. Cóilín. Owens. Michael. Berenbaum. Reuven. Firestone. December 8, 2004. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780275979935. Google Books.
22. Web site: Rona Fields interviewed by Clare Spark about the psychology of Northern Ireland | Pacifica Radio Archives. www.pacificaradioarchives.org.
23. Book: Fields, R.. Against Violence Against Women: The Case for Gender as a Protected Class. February 8, 2016. Springer. 9781137447692. Google Books.
24. Web site: Against violence against women the case for gender as a protected class . search.library.uq.edu.au . en.
25. Book: Fields, Rona M.. Against Violence against Women. December 8, 2013. 10.1057/9781137447692. 978-1-137-43917-8.