Nancy Hirschmann

Nancy Hirschmann (born April 25, 1956) is a Professor of Politics at the University of Pennsylvania; her specialties are the history of political thought, analytical philosophy, feminist theory, disability theory, and the intersection of political theory and public policy.

She received an BA from Smith College and MA and PhD degrees from the Johns Hopkins University. She then became a member of the Cornell University faculty for 12 years before moving to the University of Pennsylvania as Graduate Chair in the Political Science department. She has taught courses on modern political thought, political theory and public policy, feminist political thought, gender and political theory, and contemporary political thought.

Her most recent research is on the topic of disability in political theory.

Books
  • The Subject of Liberty: Toward a Feminist Theory of Freedom. 2012. Princeton University Press. Winner of the Victoria Schuck Award for the best book in Women and Politics
  • Feminist Interpretations of Thomas Hobbes, co-edited with Joanne Wright. 2013. Pennsylvania State University Press.
  • Gender, Class, and Freedom in Modern Political Theory. 2007. Princeton University Press.
  • Feminist Interpretations of John Locke, co-edited with Kirstie M. McClure. 2007. Pennsylvania State University Press.
  • The Subject of Liberty: Toward A Feminist Theory of Freedom. 2003. Princeton University Press.
  • Women and Welfare: Theory and Practice in the United States and Europe, co-edited with Ulrike Lieber. 2001. Rutgers University Press.
  • Revisioning the Political: Feminist Reconstructions of Traditional Concepts in Western Political Theory, co-edited with Christine Di Stefano. 1996. Westview Press.
  • Rethinking Obligation: A Feminist Method for Political Theory. 1992. Cornell University Press.

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