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In The Beginning
Haraway began her education journey using the Boettcher Scholarship at the Colorado College majoring in Zoology with minors in Philosophy and English. After graduation she received another scholarship, the Fulbright Scholarship, to study in Paris. She attended the Fondation Teilhard de Chardin where she studied evolutionary philosophy and theology. In 1972 she received her PhD in Biology from Yale University. Source:
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Male Bias in Science
Donna Haraway is known as a socialist and feminist. Her early works showcased her belief in male bias in science being a very real problem for women in the field. Her continued research into the situation women were facing lead her to her most notable work in Philosophy- "A Cyborg Manifesto". Source: http://cyborganthropology.com/Donna_Haraway -
"A Cyborg Manifesto"
In 1986 Haraway published her manifesto that sparked conversations throughout the scientific community. Her term of cyborg was not the "Terminator" kind but the idea that humans and machinery are connected. In her writings she refused the "Goddess movement" stating that it was a way to return women to nature and not follow the social trend of technology leading the future. As she famously stated "I would rather be a cyborg than a goddess".
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The Aftermath
Donna Haraway goes on to write numerous articles and studies. She continues to teach at multiple universities and lectures on feminist, anthropological, and environmental issues. In September 2000 Professor Haraway was awarded the highest honor given by the Society for Social Studies of Science, the J.D. Bernal Prize, for lifetime contributions to the field. Source: https://histcon.ucsc.edu/about/faculty-directory.php?uid=haraway
