ROSE LAUB COSER was Professor Emerita of Sociology at the State University of New York, Stony Brook and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at Boston College. A distinguished sociological pioneer, she wrote eight books and countless articles. She also sat on the editorial boards of numerous journals including "Gender & Society", "Dissent", and "The American Journal of Sociology", and was President of the Eastern Sociological Society and Vice President of the American Sociological Association.