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Sociology, like many academic fields, has not always lived up to the ideal of acknowledging scholarly work on the basis of its intrinsic merit. Very few women or members of minority ethnic groups had the opportunity to become professional sociologists in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. And the few who did engage in sociological work of lasting importance have frequently been ignored and their work neglected. Here we introduce three important scholars whose work has attracted attention over recent years.