Ann Ferguson

For those of the same or a similar name, see Anne Ferguson (disambiguation).

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.

Ann Ferguson
Born	(1938-03-06) March 6, 1938 (age 86)
Education	BA, 1959, Swarthmore College PhD, 1965, Brown University
Institutions	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Thesis	Some philosophical problems concerning action and desire. (1965)
Main interests	Feminist theory

Career

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]

Selected books

• Ferguson, Ann (1989). Blood at the root: motherhood, sexuality and male dominance. London: Pandora. ISBN 9780044404453.
• Ferguson, Ann (1991). Sexual democracy: women, oppression, and revolution. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. ISBN 9780813307473.
• Ferguson, Ann; Bar On, Bat-Ami (1998). Daring to be good: essays in feminist ethico-politics. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415915540.
• Ferguson, Ann; Nagel, Mechthild (2009). Dancing with Iris the philosophy of Iris Marion Young. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195389111.
• Ferguson, Ann; Jónasdóttir, Anna G (2014). Love: a question for feminism in the twenty-first century. New York: Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality. ISBN 9780415704298.

References

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. "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.

External links

• Profile: Ann Ferguson GEXcel:Gendering EXcellence - Centre of Gender Excellence