Judy Dushku

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Judith Ann "Judy" Dushku (née Rasmussen; born March 30, 1942) is an American academic political scientist, journalist, writer, and humanitarian. An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and well known as a Mormon feminist, Dushku cofounded the Mormon women's journal Exponent II, was the Relief Society president for the Boston stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, became lead founder of a humanitarian agency in Uganda, and is a professor of government at Suffolk University (Boston, Massachusetts), specializing in comparative politics and the interaction of policy and gender since the 1970s. Dushku has been dean of a satellite campus, has won two major awards at Suffolk, and has been a Fulbright Senior Specialist. Dushku was extensively quoted by the media regarding Mitt Romney during his presidential candidacy. Her daughter, Eliza Dushku, is a successful television and film actress.

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