Same. I too am saddened by these news.
ami
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Bat-Ami Bar On
Professor of Philosophy and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
Chair, Judaic Studies
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ami
On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Eva Kittay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am dreadfully sad to hear this. She was as important to feminist
> philosophy as any philosopher might be. She was a founding mother to us
> all.
>
> Eva Feder Kittay
> Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
> Stony Brook University
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> 212-333-4670
> Sent from my iPad
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> On Mar 19, 2015, at 8:57 PM, Nancy J. Hirschmann <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> I am sure that, even though Nancy was not a philosopher, some on this list
> knew her and her work and would want to know about her passing. She was a
> very important person for many of us, and a “founding mother” for feminist
> theory
>
> Nancy J. Hirschmann
> Professor of Political Science
> Director, Program on Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
> Director, Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality and Women
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *Date: *March 19, 2015 at 6:02:58 PM EDT
> *From: *Christine DiStefano <[log in to unmask]>
> *To: *Nancy Hirschmann <[log in to unmask]>, Sandra Harding <
> [log in to unmask]>, Jane Bayes <[log in to unmask]>, Judith Stiehm <
> [log in to unmask]>, Kathi Weeks <[log in to unmask]>, Susan Hekman <
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> Jan Strout <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask], "Keating,
> Christine" <[log in to unmask]>, Heidi Hartmann <[log in to unmask]>,
> [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], Sutapa Basu <
> [log in to unmask]>, Ruby Blondell <[log in to unmask]>, Gregg
> Miller <[log in to unmask]>, "C. Allen" <[log in to unmask]>,
> Judith Howard <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask], Diane
> Wolf <[log in to unmask]>, "E. Kier" <[log in to unmask]>, Jason
> Mayerfeld <[log in to unmask]>
> *Subject: **Nancy Hartsock*
>
> Dear Friends of Nancy:
>
> Nancy passed away around 4:00 am today. She picked a good time to die.
> Her beloved nephew, Jess, arrived early yesterday afternoon and spent the
> afternoon and evening with her. Jess read to Nancy for several hours and
> would occasionally check in with her to see what she wanted. Did she want
> him to continue reading to her? If so, please indicate with finger
> motion. Nancy indicated "yes" every time. Jess wanted to sit with her
> indefinitely, but he got very tired late into the night and stretched out
> on the sofa in Nancy's living room. Around 4:00 am, the nursing assistant
> on duty checked in on Nancy and discovered that she had passed away.
>
> Please join me in mourning Nancy, who died way too young at the age of 70.
> Nancy was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer 30 years ago, right when
> I joined her as a member of the Political Science faculty at the University
> of Washington. She defied all odds and continued in her passionate pursuit
> of feminist theory, social justice, horses, cats, French food, harpsichord,
> and more! Let's also celebrate her achievements and incredible resilience.
>
> I am so grateful that Nancy had a good death, as she wished. She did not
> linger, and she had excellent nursing care. I would recommend Bright Star
> nursing services to anyone who is in need of such services. Every nurse
> who attended Nancy treated her with attentive, loving, and professional
> care.
>
> We will be arranging a small, local memorial service for Nancy next week.
> If you live in the area and would like to participate, please let me know.
>
> One final note of importance: When Nancy retired several years ago, we
> established, in her honor, an endowed fund for "The Nancy C.M. Hartsock
> Prize for Best Graduate Paper in Feminist Political Theory" at the
> University of Washington. If you would like to contribute to this fund,
> which has not yet reached full endowment status, please send a check made
> out to: "University of Washington Foundation", with a memo line indicating
> "Hartsock Paper Prize." Please mail checks to:
>
> Christine Di Stefano
> Department of Political Science
> Box 353530
> University of Washington
> Seattle, WA 98195
>
> In sympathy,
> Christine
>
> ***********************************************************
> Christine Di Stefano
> Associate Professor of Political Science
> Adjunct Associate Professor of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
> University of Washington
> Box 353530
> Seattle, WA 98195-3530 USA
> Phone: (206) 543-9254
> FAX: (206) 685-2146
> http://www.polisci.washington.edu
>
>
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