Born on November 28, 1936, in New York City Taught at Harvard in 1967 with renowned psychologist Erik Erikson Became a research assistant for Lawrence Kohlberg - who is known for his stage theory of: Moral development Justice Rights Full professor for the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1986 Given the prestigious Grawemeyer Award in Education in 1992 Invited to teach at the University of Cambridge in England from 1992-1994 She was named one of Time Magazine's twenty five most influential people in 1996 Appointed to Harvard University's first position in gender studies in 1997 Heinz Award for knowledge of the Human Condition in 1997 Coordinating the formation of the new Harvard Center on Gender and Education Visiting professor at the New York University School of Law since 1999 University professor at New York University