I too am very saddened to hear of Nancy's death. Her work has been -- and still is -- important to a whole generation of us in feminist Political Theory, as well as to those of you in Philosophy. She was an active presence for many years among feminist theorists and others concerned with gender issues in Political Science. I would urge FEAST members to support the formation of the prize at U. of Washington in Nancy's name by sending contributions to her colleague there, Chris Di Stefano, as indicated in the message that Nancy Hirschmann has forwarded to the list. Best, Sonia On Thu, 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 < > [log in to unmask]>, James Chamberlain <[log in to unmask]>, > 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 > > > > > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] or click the following link: > https://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1 > ############################ To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: https://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1