Frances Fox Piven
Born 1932
From Calgary, Alberta, Canada · Nationality: United States
Frances Fox Piven was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Her family moved to the United States in 1933. She became a naturalized citizen in 1953, the year she received an undergraduate degree in City Planning from the University of Chicago. She received her master's degree in 1956 and her doctorate in 1962, also from the University of Chicago. She married Herman Piven, with whom she had a daughter. After graduating, she became a city planner in New York City, but soon left her profession to become a research associate at Mobilization for Youth, one of the country's first anti-poverty agencies. In 1965 she co-authored the paper "Mobilizing the Poor: How It Can Be Done," which helped her become nationally recognized as an expert on the welfare state. She married the paper's co-author, Columbia University professor Richard Cloward. She established the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO). In 1966, she joined the Columbia University School of Social Work. In 1972, she became a professor of political science at Boston University. In 1982 she joined the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Books by Frances Fox Piven in order
Books by Frances Fox Piven in the order they were published, from The Function of Research in the Formation of City Planning Policy (1962) to Lessons For Our Struggle (2012).
- 1The Function of Research in the Formation of City Planning PThe Function of Research in the Formation of City Planning Policy1962
- 2Regulating the Poor
Regulating the Poor1971 - 3Toward a More Rational System of Public WelfareToward a More Rational System of Public Welfare1972
- 4Poor People's Movements
Poor People's Movements1977 - 5The New Class War
The New Class War1982 - 6Why Americans Don't Vote
Why Americans Don't Vote1988 - 7Labor Parties in Postindustrial Societies
Labor Parties in Postindustrial Societies1991 - 8The Breaking of the American Social Compact
The Breaking of the American Social Compact1997 - 9Why Americans Still Don't Vote
Why Americans Still Don't Vote2000 - 10Work, Welfare and Politics
Work, Welfare and Politics2002 - 11The War at Home
The War at Home2004 - 12Challenging Authority
Challenging Authority2006 - 13Globalization and Popular PowerGlobalization and Popular Power2006
- 14Keeping Down the Black Vote
Keeping Down the Black Vote2008 - 15Who's Afraid of Frances Fox Piven?
Who's Afraid of Frances Fox Piven?2011 - 16Lessons For Our Struggle
Lessons For Our Struggle2012