Courses
Introduction to the Study of Women and Gender
Gender, Law and Policy
Reproductive Justice
Sex Trade and Trafficking
Sexual Harassment and Social Change
Feminist Public Writing
Abortion History, Law and Politics
Teaching Awards
In 2018, Professor Baker was awarded the Smith College Student Government Association Teaching Award.
Professor Baker also received the 2020 Sherrerd Teaching Award at Smith College and the 2006 Dave and Lu Garrett Award for Meritorious Teaching at Berry College.
Teaching to Empower.
How does one teach about social injustice in an empowering way?
Professor Baker answers this question in a talk based on an article she published in Feminist Formations, linked below.
The Equal Rights Amendment
Most folks think the Equal Rights Amendment is already part of the US Constitution. In fact, the US is one of just handful of countries in the entire world without explicit sex equality protection in its constitution. Here’s the story of women’s ongoing fight for the ERA and why it’s taking so long.