We were very pleased to learn that our long time member Peg Simons has won the Distinguished Woman Philosopher of 2021! This is a huge honor and we are all delighted by this news.
Congratulations, Peg!
Please find the announcement below.
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The Steering Committee of the Eastern Society for Women in Philosophy is delighted to announce that the recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Woman Philosopher Award is Prof. Margaret Simons, Professor Emerita at the University of Illinois at Edwardsville. The selection committee writes:
Margaret (Peg) Simons was one of the founders of feminist philosophy as an academic discipline and of the journals, societies, and conferences that have supported women's participation in both professional philosophy and women's studies. Peg Simons has devoted her philosophical career to establishing Simone de Beauvoir as an important philosopher in her own right, changing not only how Beauvoir is read but also how Sartre's *Being and Nothingness *is read.
Prof. Simons will be honored at an ESWIP-sponsored session at the Virtual portion of the Eastern APA Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 13 from 11 - 12:50 EST.
(Registration for the Meeting covers both in-person and virtual sections; instructions for accessing sessions will be provided after registration.)
Louise Antony
Anna Bjurman Pautz
Haley Schilling
Esha Sendchaudhuri
Charlotte Witt
Congratulations, Peg!
Please find the announcement below.
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The Steering Committee of the Eastern Society for Women in Philosophy is delighted to announce that the recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Woman Philosopher Award is Prof. Margaret Simons, Professor Emerita at the University of Illinois at Edwardsville. The selection committee writes:
Margaret (Peg) Simons was one of the founders of feminist philosophy as an academic discipline and of the journals, societies, and conferences that have supported women's participation in both professional philosophy and women's studies. Peg Simons has devoted her philosophical career to establishing Simone de Beauvoir as an important philosopher in her own right, changing not only how Beauvoir is read but also how Sartre's *Being and Nothingness *is read.
Prof. Simons will be honored at an ESWIP-sponsored session at the Virtual portion of the Eastern APA Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 13 from 11 - 12:50 EST.
(Registration for the Meeting covers both in-person and virtual sections; instructions for accessing sessions will be provided after registration.)
Louise Antony
Anna Bjurman Pautz
Haley Schilling
Esha Sendchaudhuri
Charlotte Witt