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The birth of Donna Haraway
She was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. Her mother, Dorothy Mcguire Haraway, came from an Irish Catholic background. She communicated with Donna the trouble and strength of belief and commitment. Dorthy died from a heart attack when Donna was only 16 years old. Her father, Frank O. Haraway was a sports reporter for The Denver Post who showed her that writing can be both pleasurable and work. -
The Death Of Dorothy Haraway
Dorothy Mcguire Haraway was born in 1917 and came from an Irish Catholic background. Dorthy died from a heart attack when Donna was only 16 years old. -
The Colorado College
Haraway studied zoology and philosophy at The Colorado College and graduated in 1966. She received a Boettcher Foundation scholarship. -
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Professor at the University of Hawaii
Donna taught History of science and women’s studies at the University of Hawaii -
Ph.D. Biology at Yale
In 1972 she completed her Ph.D. in Biology at Yale with a dissertation entitled “The Search for Organizing Relations: An Organismic Paradigm in 20th-Century Developmental Biology”. -
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Professor at Johns Hopkins University
Donna taught History of science and women’s studies at Johns Hopkins University as well -
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Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Donna joined the History of Consciousness program at Santa Cruz in 1980. -
A Cyborg Manifesto
Donna wrote an essay called "A Cyborg Manifesto" and published it in 1985 in the Socialist Review. In the essay, she presents the concept of the cyborg representing a rejection of rigid boundaries, notably those separating humans from animals and humans from machines. I have attached a video of Donna talking about the essay. Cyborgs, Dogs and Companion Species -
"Modest_Witness@Second_Millennium.FemaleMan_Meets_OncoMouse"
Donna Haraway published "Modest_Witness@Second_Millennium.FemaleMan_Meets_OncoMouse" in 1997. -
1999 Ludwik Fleck Prize
Haraway was awarded the Society for Social Studies of Science's Ludwik Fleck Prize for her book "Modest_Witness@Second_Millennium.FemaleMan_Meets_OncoMouse". She worked for six years with feminist theorist Lynn Randolph exploring feminism, technoscience, and political consciousness while writing this book. -
Awarded the J.D. Bernal Prize
In 2000 Dr. Haraway was awarded the J.D. Bernal Prize, the highest honor given by the Society for Social Studies of Science, for lifetime contributions to the field. -
The Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness.
In 2003 Donna Haraway published the book The Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness. in the book she discusses the implosion of nature and culture in the joint lives of dogs and people who are bonded. -
Donnas life today
Today Donna lives in Santa Cruz CA and is a professor at UC Santa Cruz. She is 78 years old. -
Works Cited
Accolades, 01-29-01. currents.ucsc.edu/00-01/01-29/accolades.html. Admin, Admin. “Donna Haraway.” The European Graduate School, 28 Aug. 2019, egs.edu/biography/donna-haraway. The Companion Species Manifesto : Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness WorldCat.org. 2003, www.worldcat.org/title/companion-species-manifesto-dogs-people-and-significant-otherness/oclc/51871538. Faculty. histcon.ucsc.edu/faculty/index.php?uid=haraway.