Jewel Prestage

Jewel Prestage
Jewel Prestage
Born	Jewel Limar; August 12, 1931; Hutton, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	August 1, 2014 (aged 82)
Spouse(s)	James Jordan Prestage (m. 1953)
Children	5
Academic background
Education	Southern University
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Academic work
Discipline	Political scientist, Citizen activist, Educator
Institutions	Prairie View A&M University; Southern University
Notable works	A Portrait of Marginality

Jewel Limar Prestage (August 12, 1931 – August 1, 2014) was an American political scientist, citizen activist, educator, and author. She is the first African-American woman to complete a doctorate in political science in the United States. In 1977, she co-authored the anthology A Portrait of Marginality.

Early life and education

Jewel Prestage née Limar was born in Hutton, Louisiana to Sallie Bell Johnson and Brudis Leroy Limar, Sr. She was one of 16 children, although only 10 siblings lived to adulthood. She moved at a young age to Alexandria, Louisiana where she was baptized at the True Vine Missionary Baptist Church. At the age of 16, Prestage graduated as the valedictorian from Peabody High School.

She started in the fall of 1948 at Southern University. Prestage was inducted into the Alpha Kappa Alpha through the Beta Psi chapter in 1950. She majored in political science and graduated summa cum laude in 1951. She met her future husband, James Jordan Prestage while attending Southern. She attend graduate school at University of Iowa. In 1952, she completed a master's degree. She completed a doctorate in 1954 at the age of 22.[1] She is the first African-American woman to complete a doctorate in political science in the United States.[2][3]

Career

After completing her doctorate, Prestage taught at Prairie View A&M University for two years. She returned to Southern University as a faculty member. She eventually became a departmental chair and dean of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.[1] In 1977, Prestage and Marianne Githens authored the anthology A Portrait of Marginality.

Personal life

Prestage met her husband, James Jordan Prestage while attending Southern University. They married in 1953, after he returned from his military service in the Korean War.[1]

Selected works

Articles

Githens, Marianne; Prestage, Jewel (December 1978). "Women State Legislators: Styles and Priorities". Policy Studies Journal. 7 (2): 264–270. doi:10.1111/j.1541-0072.1978.tb01766.x.

Books

National Endowment for the Humanities (1972). Bolner, James; Prestage, Jewel (eds.). Law & Human Values: A Symposium. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Githens, Marianne; Prestage, Jewel Limar (1977). A Portrait of Marginality: the Political Behavior of the American Woman. D. McKay Co. ISBN 978-0679303336.[4]

References

"Dr. Jewel Limar Prestage Ph.D.'s Obituary". The Town Talk. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
"First Black Woman To Earn a Ph.D In Political Science Dies". Essence.com. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
Martin, Shiela Harmon (2005). "Jewel Limar Prestage: Political Science Trailblazer and the Mother of Black Political Science". PS: Political Science and Politics. 38 (1): 95–97. JSTOR 30044234.
Reviews of A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of The American Woman:
- Ward, Kathryn (1978). "Review of A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Women". Contemporary Sociology. 7 (5): 668. doi:10.2307/2065104. JSTOR 2065104.
- Kincaid, Diane D. (1978). "Review of A Portrait of Marginality, the Political Behavior of the American Woman". The Western Political Quarterly. 31 (4): 570. doi:10.2307/447241. JSTOR 447241.
- Jaquette, Jane S. (1979). "Review of A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Woman". The American Political Science Review. 73 (1): 239–241. doi:10.2307/1954779. JSTOR 1954779.
- Means, Ingunn Norderval (1979). "Review of Women: Roles and Status in Eight Countries; A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Woman". Canadian Journal of Political Science. 12 (2): 402–404. JSTOR 3230143.
- Hannigan, Janet (1980). Binkin, Martin; Bach, Shirley J.; Freeman, Jo; Githens, Marianne; Prestage, Jewel L.; Kelly, Rita Mae; Boutilier, Mary (eds.). "Feminism & Political Theory". Polity. 12 (4): 691–696. doi:10.2307/3234307. JSTOR 3234307.

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN

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[:0-1] "Dr. Jewel Limar Prestage Ph.D.'s Obituary". The Town Talk. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[2] "First Black Woman To Earn a Ph.D In Political Science Dies". Essence.com. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[3] Martin, Shiela Harmon (2005). "Jewel Limar Prestage: Political Science Trailblazer and the Mother of Black Political Science". PS: Political Science and Politics. 38 (1): 95–97. JSTOR 30044234.

[4] Reviews of A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of The American Woman:
Ward, Kathryn (1978). "Review of A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Women". Contemporary Sociology. 7 (5): 668. doi:10.2307/2065104. JSTOR 2065104.

Kincaid, Diane D. (1978). "Review of A Portrait of Marginality, the Political Behavior of the American Woman". The Western Political Quarterly. 31 (4): 570. doi:10.2307/447241. JSTOR 447241.

Jaquette, Jane S. (1979). "Review of A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Woman". The American Political Science Review. 73 (1): 239–241. doi:10.2307/1954779. JSTOR 1954779.

Means, Ingunn Norderval (1979). "Review of Women: Roles and Status in Eight Countries; A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Woman". Canadian Journal of Political Science. 12 (2): 402–404. JSTOR 3230143.

Hannigan, Janet (1980). Binkin, Martin; Bach, Shirley J.; Freeman, Jo; Githens, Marianne; Prestage, Jewel L.; Kelly, Rita Mae; Boutilier, Mary (eds.). "Feminism & Political Theory". Polity. 12 (4): 691–696. doi:10.2307/3234307. JSTOR 3234307.

[5] Ward, Kathryn (1978). "Review of A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Women". Contemporary Sociology. 7 (5): 668. doi:10.2307/2065104. JSTOR 2065104.

[6] Kincaid, Diane D. (1978). "Review of A Portrait of Marginality, the Political Behavior of the American Woman". The Western Political Quarterly. 31 (4): 570. doi:10.2307/447241. JSTOR 447241.

[7] Jaquette, Jane S. (1979). "Review of A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Woman". The American Political Science Review. 73 (1): 239–241. doi:10.2307/1954779. JSTOR 1954779.

[8] Means, Ingunn Norderval (1979). "Review of Women: Roles and Status in Eight Countries; A Portrait of Marginality: The Political Behavior of the American Woman". Canadian Journal of Political Science. 12 (2): 402–404. JSTOR 3230143.

[9] Hannigan, Janet (1980). Binkin, Martin; Bach, Shirley J.; Freeman, Jo; Githens, Marianne; Prestage, Jewel L.; Kelly, Rita Mae; Boutilier, Mary (eds.). "Feminism & Political Theory". Polity. 12 (4): 691–696. doi:10.2307/3234307. JSTOR 3234307.