Nancy Hartsock

Nancy Hartsock
Born	1943 (1943)
Died	March 19, 2015(2015-03-19) (aged 72) Seattle
Nationality	American
Notable work	The Feminist Standpoint (essay)
Institutions	University of Washington
Main interests	Feminist epistemology and standpoint theory

Nancy Hartsock (1943 – March 19, 2015) was a feminist philosopher. She was known for her work in feminist epistemology and standpoint theory, especially the essay "The Feminist Standpoint", which also integrated Melanie Klein's theories on psychoanalysis and the Oedipal crisis. Her standpoint theory derived from Marxism, which claims that the proletariat has a distinctive perspective on social relations and that only this perspective reveals the truth. She drew an analogy between the industrial labor of the proletariat and the domestic labor of women to show that women can also have a distinctive standpoint.

Hartsock was professor of political science at the University of Washington.

Selected bibliography

Books

• Hartsock, Nancy (1983). Money, sex, and power: toward a feminist historical materialism. New York: Longman. ISBN 9780582282803.
• Hartsock, Nancy (1998). The feminist standpoint revisited and other essays. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. ISBN 9780813315584.

Chapters in books

• Hartsock, Nancy (1997), "The feminist standpoint: developing the ground for a specifically feminist historical materialism", in Nicholson, Linda (ed.), The second wave: a reader in feminist theory, New York: Routledge, pp. 216–240, ISBN 9780415917612. {{citation}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Hartsock, Nancy (2004), "The feminist standpoint: developing the ground for a specifically feminist historical materialism", in Harding, Sandra; Hintikka, Merrill B. (eds.), The feminist standpoint theory reader: intellectual and political controversies, New York: Routledge, pp. 35–54, ISBN 9780415945011. {{citation}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help) Available online.

Journal articles

• Hartsock, Nancy (Summer 1974). "Political change: two perspectives on power". Quest. 1 (1). Diana Press: 10–25. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)

Also available as:Hartsock, Nancy (1981), "Political change: two perspectives on power", in Bunch, Charlotte (ed.), Building feminist theory: essays from "Quest", New York, New York: Longman, pp. 3–19, ISBN 9780582282100. {{citation}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

• Hartsock, Nancy (Winter 1989–1990). "Postmodernism and political change: issues for feminist theory". Cultural Critique, special issue no. 14: The construction of gender and modes of social division II. 14. University of Minnesota Press via JSTOR: 15–33. doi:10.2307/1354291. JSTOR 1354291. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)

Also available as:Hartsock, Nancy (1989), "Postmodernism and political change: issues for feminist theory", in Hartsock, Nancy; Przybylowicz, Donna; McCallum, Pamela (eds.), Cultural Critique, special issue no. 14: The construction of gender and modes of social division II, Cary, North Carolina: Oxford University Press, OCLC 60609387. {{citation}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

• Hartsock, Nancy (Winter 1997). "Comment on Hekman's "Truth and Method: Feminist Standpoint Theory Revisited": truth or justice?". Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 22 (2). The University of Chicago Press via JSTOR: 367–374. JSTOR 3175277. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)

See also: Hekman, Susan (Winter 1997). "Truth and method: feminist standpoint theory revisited". Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 22 (2). The University of Chicago Press via JSTOR: 341–365. JSTOR 3175275. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)

Further reading

• Hartmann, Heidi I. (interviewer) (Summer 1996). "Bringing together feminist theory and practice: a collective interview". Signs, special issue: Feminist Theory and Practice. 21 (4). Ellen Bravo, Charlotte Bunch, Nancy Hartsock, Roberta Spalter-Roth, Linda Williams and Maria Blanco. Chicago Journals: 917–951. doi:10.1086/495126. JSTOR 3175029. {{cite journal}}: |first= has generic name (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)