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American philosopher

Ann Ferguson
Born (1938-03-06) March 6, 1938 (age 87)
Education
Education BA, 1959, Swarthmore College PhD, 1965, Brown University
Thesis Some philosophical problems concerning action and desire. (1965)
Philosophical work
Institutions University of Massachusetts Amherst
Main interests Feminist theory

Ann Ferguson (born 6 March 1938),[1] is an American philosopher, and Professor Emerita of Philosophy and Women's Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She served as Amherst's director of women's studies from 1995 to 2001. She is known for her work on feminist theory.

Ferguson, Sabine Plonz, Gabriele Winker, and Sharzad Mojab discussing The strength of Critique: Trajectories of Marxism – Feminism

After earning her PhD from Brown University, Ferguson joined the faculty at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as a lecturer.[2] In 1967, Ferguson began to help her students access then-illegal abortions.[3] By 1995, she was appointed Director of Women's Studies for a three-year term.[2]

She established the Ann Ferguson Women and Gender Studies Scholarship in 2007 before retiring.[4]

  1. ^ "Ferguson, Ann". Library of Congress. Retrieved 5 June 2014. Sources - found: Daring to be good, 1998: CIP t.p. (Ann Ferguson) data sheet (b. 03-06-1938)
  2. ^ a b "Ferguson, Ann". scua.library.umass.edu. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Love, Barbara J. (September 22, 2006). Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975. University of Illinois Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780252097478. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "FROM THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR" (PDF). umass.edu. 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2019.