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American sexologist, nurse, and author (1927 – 1996)

Bonnie Louise (née Larsen) Bullough (5 January 1927 in Delta, Utah – 12 April 1996)^[1][2] was an accomplished sexologist and author, who helped to develop the first Nurse Practitioner Program in California at UCLA in 1968.^[2][3] Throughout her career, she edited or wrote 30 books as well as 112 published articles.^[3]

Bullough finished her bachelor’s degree in 1955, after working as a public health nurse in the Chicago Public Health Department while her husband, Vern Bullough, completed his doctorate. Bullough received her masters in nursing from The University of California- Los Angeles in 1959, followed by a masters and Ph.D. in sociology.^[3] After starting the first nurse practitioner program in California at UCLA,^[2] she went on to develop a masters program in nursing, one of the first in the United States. In 1975, she became the coordinator of graduate studies at California State University–Long Beach, directing nurse practitioner education.^[3] She became the dean of nursing at SUNY-Buffalo in 1979, and is considered a pioneer in the University of Buffalo School of Nursing.^[4]

Bonnie Bullough’s archives reside at the University Library at California State University, Northridge,^[5] where an endowment in her name funds special lectures, scholarships, and collection development in sex and gender studies.^[6]

• Poverty, Ethnic Identity, and Health Care – 1972
• Sin, Sickness and Sanity: A History of Sexual Attitudes – 1977
• Prostitution: an Illustrated Social History – 1978
• Nursing: A Historical Bibliography – 1981
• Women and Prostitution: A Social History – 1987
• Cross Dressing, Sex, and Gender – 1993
• Human Sexuality: An Encyclopedia – 1994
• Nursing Issues for the Nineties and Beyond – 1994
• How I Got Into Sex – 1997
• Gender Blending – 1997
• Contraception: A Guide to Birth Control Methods – 1997