Jessie Shirley Bernard (Born Jessie Sarah Ravitch, June 8, 1903, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S. — October 6, 1996, Washington, D.C.) , a sociologist and noted feminist scholar. She was professor at Washington University. her works on women, sex, marriage, and the interaction of the family and community are notable."Jessie Bernard." Encyclopędia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopędia Britannica Online. 07 Sep. 2009 .There is an award named after her, Jessie Bernard Award.
“Biculturality.” In Jews in a Gentile World, edited by Isacque Graeber and Steuart H. Britt (1942)
The Female World (1981)
The Female World from a Global Perspective (1987)
The Future of Marriage (1972)
The Future of Motherhood (1975)
Marriage and Family Among Negroes (1966)
“My Four Revolutions.” American Journal of Sociology 78 (1973): 773—791
Origins of American Sociology, with Luther L. Bernard (1943)
A Study of Marriage (1956)
Self-Portrait of a Family (1978)
The Sex Game (1968)
Social Problems at Midcentury (1957)
The Sociology of Community (1972)
Women and the Public Interest (1971).Bannister, Robert C.. "Jessie Bernard." Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. 1 March 2009. Jewish Women's Archive. September 7, 2009 .
Lipman-Blumen, Jean. “Jessie Bernard...A ‘Reasonable Rebel.’” Gender and Society 3 (1988): 271—273; Obituaries. NYTimes, October 11, 1996, B9, and Washington Post, October 10, 1996, E4.Bannister, Robert C.. "Jessie Bernard." Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. 1 March 2009. Jewish Women's Archive. September 7, 2009 .