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Angel Kwollek-Folland
Key Research Areas
U.S. women's history; gender and business history; the history of sexuality; and material culture studies
Biography
Dr. Angel Kwolek-Folland is a Professor of History and Women’s Studies. Her areas of specialization include U.S. women's history, gender and business history, the history of sexuality, and material culture studies. She has been Associate Dean for Centers, Institutes, and International Affairs for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UF since January 2005. Before that, she was Director of the Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research at UF for 5 years. She earned her Ph.D. in the history of U.S. women from the University of Minnesota in 1987, and from then until 2000 she was on the faculty of the University of Kansas. Her first book, Engendering Business: Men and Women in the Corporate Office, 1870-1930 (1994), won the Sierra Prize for Best Historical Monograph from the Western Association of Women Historians. Her second book, Incorporating Women: A History of Women and Business in the United States (1998), is the first book in women’s business history. Dr. Kwolek-Folland also has published numerous articles and reviews, and in 2002 was awarded the Harold F. Williamson Prize by the Business History Conference in recognition of her "significant contribution to the field of business history" for her work on women and gender in business. She is a William J. Fulbright Senior Specialist in gender issues (2005-10), has been active since 1988 in the College Board's Advanced Placement program, and is the past president of the Southeastern Women's Studies Association.
