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Marianne Ferber

Marianne Ferber is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Marianne Ferber rather than just read about it. In short: Marianne A. Ferber (January 30, 1923 – May 11, 2013) was an American feminist economist and the author of many books and articles on the subject of women's work, the family, and the construction of gender.

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Reference excerpt

Marianne A. Ferber (January 30, 1923 – May 11, 2013) was an American feminist economist and the author of many books and articles on the subject of women's work, the family, and the construction of gender. She held a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. She was most noted for her work as co-editor with Julie A. Nelson of the influential anthology Beyond Economic Man: Feminist Theory and Economics and her book The Economics of Women, Men and Work, co-authored with Francine D. Blau and Anne Winkler.

Background Ferber was born in Czechoslovakia and received her B.A. at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada and her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. Her husband, Robert Ferber, was hired by the University of Illinois to teach in the economics department in 1948, but strict nepotism rules at Illinois prevented her from being hired as a full-time professor. Yet the economics department did hire her on a semester-by-semester basis because of a severe teacher shortage. In 1971, she was promoted from lecturer to assistant professor. In 1979, she became a full professor.

Career and awards Ferber was a professor of economics and served as head of women's studies (from 1979–1983 and 1991–1993) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; subsequently a professor emerita. From 1993-1995, she was the Horner Distinguished Visiting Professor at Radcliffe College. She served as a professor of economics at the University of Illinois for 38 years. In the 1970s, she was a member of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession. Later, she became a founding member of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) and in 1995 and 1996 served as IAFFE’s president. Also, she was the president of the Midwest Economic Association and received the McMaster University 1996 Distinguished Alumni Award for the Arts.

Selected works

Books Ferber, Marianne; Nelson, Julie A. (1993). Beyond Economic Man: Feminist Theory and Economics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226242019. Ferber, Marianne A.; Lowry, Helen M. (1995), "The sex differential in earnings: A reappraisal", in Humphries, Jane (ed.), Gender and Economics, Aldershot, England Brookfield, Vermont, USA: Edward Elgar, pp. 429–439, ISBN 9781852788438. Ferber, Marianne; Loeb, Jane W. (1997). Academic couples: problems and promises. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252066191. Ferber, Marianne (1998). Women in the Labor Market. Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA: E. Elgar Pub. ISBN 9781858984995. Ferber, Marianne; Nelson, Julie A. (2003). Feminist Economics Today: Beyond Economic Man. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226242071. Reviewed by Robeyns, Ingrid (2005). "Feminist economics today, edited by Marianne A. Ferber and Julie A. Nelson". Theory and Research in Education. 12 (4): 613–617. doi:10.1080/13501780500365592. S2CID 216138345. Ferber, Marianne A; Blau, Francine D; Winkler, Anne E (2014). The economics of women, men, and work (seventh ed.). Boston: Pearson. ISBN 9780132992817.

See also Feminist economics List of feminist economists

References

Further reading Woolley, Frances (16 May 2013). "Marianne Ferber: A little giant". Worthwhile Canadian Initiative - blog. Retrieved 17 April 2014. Robeyns, Ingrid (17 May 2013). "Marianne Ferber died". Crooked Timber - blog. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

External links International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) Journal of Feminist Economics

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Marianne Ferber

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Marianne Ferber claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Marianne Ferber before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Marianne Ferber ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Marianne Ferber

In research: Marianne Ferber appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Marianne Ferber in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Marianne Ferber is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1923 births, 2013 deaths, 21st-century American women, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Marianne Ferber outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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