Mynga Futrell
Mynga Futrell (born 1944) is an American activist who cofounded the international constituency of Brights. Her varied pursuits center around civic pluralism (boosting social acceptance, civic engagement and equity for citizens who have supernatural-free worldviews).
Early life and education
Although born in Harlan, Kentucky, Futrell grew up in Kentucky’s bluegrass region where her father chaired (1928-1966) the geography-geology department at the local college (now Eastern Kentucky University). For elementary and secondary levels, she attended the campus laboratory school and, after graduating (1962), she pursued undergraduate studies, graduating with a double major in Chemistry and Earth Science (B.S., 1966). Futrell carried out graduate studies (1970–74) at the University of Wyoming. She holds an M.S. (1972) in Natural Science and a Ph.D. (1974) in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Science Education.
Career and activism
Futrell is co-founder (with husband,
Futrell’s freethought activism is marked by her co-founding several additional nonprofit organizations:
1993: Atheists and Other Freethinkers
2002: “Freethought Day” (now California Freethought Day)
2014: Reason Center
She has served on the
An educator at levels of instruction from elementary classroom through university professor, Futrell was a tenured Associate Professor at
Activism in the education field includes serving on the advisory council of the California 3Rs (rights, respect, responsibility) religious liberty project for teachers initiated by the First Amendment Center. Futrell developed Worldview Education: Teaching about Religion in Support of Civic Pluralism, a religion-neutral professional web resource for educators.[1]
References
- ^ "Mynga Futrell". Enthusiastic Brights. The Brights' Net. Retrieved February 2, 2011.