Age, Biography and Wiki
Sheila Tobias was born on 26 April, 1935 in New York City, U.S., is an American researcher (1935–2021). Discover Sheila Tobias's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?
| Popular As |
N/A |
| Occupation |
Researcher, college administrator, lecturer |
| Age |
86 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
26 April 1935 |
| Birthday |
26 April |
| Birthplace |
New York City, U.S. |
| Date of death |
6 July, 2021 |
| Died Place |
Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
|
We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 26 April.
She is a member of famous researcher with the age 86 years old group.
Sheila Tobias Height, Weight & Measurements
At 86 years old, Sheila Tobias height not available right now. We will update Sheila Tobias's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Sheila Tobias Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sheila Tobias worth at the age of 86 years old? Sheila Tobias’s income source is mostly from being a successful researcher. She is from United States. We have estimated Sheila Tobias's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
researcher |
Sheila Tobias Social Network
| Instagram |
|
| Linkedin |
|
| Twitter |
|
| Facebook |
|
| Wikipedia |
|
| Imdb |
|
Timeline
Sheila Tobias (April 26, 1935 – July 6, 2021) was an American college administrator who studied the gender gap in math and science at the college level.
Tobias was born in Brooklyn, New York, the eldest daughter of Paul Tobias and Rose Steinberger Tobias.
She graduated from Radcliffe College in 1957, and earned two master's degrees (an MA in 1961 and an MPhil in 1974) from Columbia University.
Tobias was a journalist in Germany and London after college, wrote for the New York Herald Tribune, and taught history courses at the City College of New York.
She worked at Cornell University as assistant to the vice president for academic affairs from 1967 to 1970, and organized an early women's studies course at Cornell.
From 1970 to 1978, she was associate vice provost of Wesleyan University, helping the school through the process of becoming co-educational.
At Wesleyan, she began studying math anxiety (a phrase she coined) and other phenomena around the gender gap in STEM fields.
Tobias married Carlos Stern in 1970; they divorced in 1982.
She opened a math clinic, staffed by tutors and counselors, and published her first book, Overcoming Math Anxiety (1978).
Tobias moved to Tucson in the 1980s.
She taught women's studies courses at the University of Arizona, and was outreach coordinator for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's Professional Science Master's Degree initiative.
Tobias served on the board of the Association for Women in Science, and was co-president of Veteran Feminists of America.
She was active in the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Pima County/Tucson Women’s Commission, and the Women’s Studies Advisory Council at the University of Arizona.
She served on the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics of the American Physical Society in the 1980s, and was a delegate to the International Conference on Women in Physics, held in Paris in 2002.
She married a physics professor, Carl Tomizuka in 1987; he died in 2017.
She died at a nursing home in Tucson on July 6, 2021, aged 86.
Her papers are held in the Schlesinger Library.
In 2006, her name was added to the Women's Plaza of Honor at the University of Arizona.
