Claudia F. Card, age 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Sept. 30, 1940 to Walter and Achsah (Falconer) Card. She graduated as Valedictorian from Pardeeville High School in 1958, went on to study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduated in 1962. Claudia attended Harvard University to earn her MA and PhD in Philosophy in 1964 and 1969, respectively.
Claudia is survived by her three brothers Doug (Carolyn) Card, Bruce (Suzanne) Card, John (Kim) Card; nieces and nephews Jason, Melissa, Matt, Ryan, Eric and Ashley; many grandnephews and dear friend Vicky Davion. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Claudia was an Emma Goldman Professor of Philosophy at University of Wisconsin-Madison and taught nearly 50 years. Her accolades are far too numerous to list as evidenced in her lengthy curriculum vitae. She loved traveling, reading, movies, music and women’s sports.
Her family is grateful for the amazing caregivers at Agrace HospiceCare and Capitol Lakes; Claudia’s incredible CaringBridge network and endless visitors that provided encouragement and joy throughout her illness. She continued to be optimistic and always found a reason to be kind and smile.
Eloquently stated by David Loewenstein, a colleague and friend, there is so much to celebrate about Claudia’s life: she was a wonderful, vibrant, witty, generous woman who had a razor-sharp mind and who was a first-class and original scholar of philosophy.
A Celebration of Life will take place Sunday, Oct. 11 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at the Pyle Center Alumni Lounge located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Dear FEAST members,############################
I want to let you know that the Society for Analytical Feminism will be having 2 sessions at the upcoming Eastern and Central APAs in honor of Claudia. We planned these over the summer knowing we did not have much longer with Claudia, but hoping for the possibility that she could attend. With her loss on Saturday, we are saddened, but eager to mark her passing by discussing her philosophical and feminist work, as she would have wanted.2015 SAF sessions at APA meetings in honor of Claudia Card
Eastern (January 2016) division meeting, Washington D.C.
3 hr session, Title: The Feminist Philosophy of Claudia Card
Chair: Robin S. Dillon (Lehigh University)
Speakers:
Mavis Biss (Loyola University Maryland)
Victoria Davion (University of Georgia)
Kathryn J. Norlock (Trent University)
Central (March 2016) division meeting, Chicago
3 hr session (Title TBA)
Chair: Kathryn J. Norlock (Trent University)
Speakers:
Diana Meyers (University of Connecticut)
Alison Jaggar (University of Colorado-Boulder)
Lynne Tirrell (University of Massachusetts-Boston)
So many philosophers have so much to say about Claudia's work. I hope to see you at one of these sessions if opportunity to attend comes your way.
Robin
-- Robin S. Dillon William Wilson Selfridge Professor of Philosophy Chair, Department of Philosophy Lehigh University 15 University Drive Bethlehem, PA 18015 610-758-3776 "Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire." --William Butler YeatsTo unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1
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