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Birth
Donna Haraway was born in Colorado in 1944 on September 6th. She was raised by nuns in her early life and and followed the Catholic religion. Though she is not religious anymore, Catholicism has played a big part in her life. -
College
While attending the Colorado College, Haraway majored in Zoology and minored in Philosophy. After this, she went to study evolutionary Philosophy in Parris. -
PhD in Biology
In 1972, Donna completed her PhD in Biology while enrolled at Yale. Her dissertation “The Search for Organizing Relations: An Organismic Paradigm in 20th-Century Developmental Biology”, connected the fields of philosophy, biology, and the history of science and medicine. -
"Crystals, Fabrics and Fields"
In 1975, Haraway published "Crystals, Fabrics, and Fields: Metaphors of Organicism in Twentieth-Century Developmental Biology". -
A Manifesto
“A Manifesto for Cyborgs: Science, Technology, and Socialist Feminism in the 1980s” was Haraway's most famous essay. It was published in 1985. In her manifesto, she explores the history of relationships between machines and humans. She argues that boundaries were broken throughout human history. For example, she believes that Charles Darwin's book, "On The Orgin of Species", served as a rejection of notions of human exceptionalism and superiority, turning evolution of the organism into a puzzle. -
Ludwik Fleck Prize
In 1999, Haraway received the Society for Social Studies of Science's Ludwik Fleck Prize for her book, "Modern Witness". -
J.D. Bernal Prize
In September 2000, Donna Haraway was awarded the John Desmond Bernal Prize due to her life time contributions. This is the highest honor given by the Society for Social Studies of Science. -
Make Kin Not Babies!
Haraway created a panel called "Make Kin not Babies" in 2015 with five other feminist thinkers. Alondra Nelson, Kim TallBear, Chia-Ling Wu, Michelle Murphy, and Adele Clarke did research on bringing the population numbers down by selectively breeding with regards to the environment, class, and race. Donna Haraway and Adele Clarke wrote the book, "Make Kin Not Population", addressing the growth of the human population and the effects it will have on the environment. -
Professor Haraway
Professor Haraway is now a Professor at the University of California. She teaches in the History of Consciousness Department and in the Feminist Studies Department. Teachings on Cyborgs, Dogs and Companion Species 6/9
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Works Cited
Better societies, Good journalism. We are all cyborgs: How machines can be a feminist tool. 9 05 2019. 03 2022. Cruz, UC Santa. History of Consciousness. 19 08 2019. 03 2022. Encyclopedia.com. 2019. 03 2022.
