Alison M. Jaggar papers (MS.2021.001)

This collection consists of the professional papers of Alison M. Jaggar, scholar of contemporary social, moral, and political philosophy, and a founder of the Society for Women in Philosophy and the Association for Feminist Ethics and Social Theory. This collection includes Jaggar's graduate papers, conference materials, syllabi and lecture notes, typed and handwritten drafts of articles and talks, and research clippings, readings, and handwritten notes. Materials date from 1962 to 2012 and are arranged into 6 series.

Please note that Jaggar created all folder titles in quotations. The processor created all other folder titles.

Series 1, ADMINISTRATIVE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, 1962 – 2008, includes professional correspondence related to Jaggar's positions and service; schedules and handwritten notes from conferences; grant applications; handwritten notes from Jaggar's graduate work in courses related to art, economics, and philosophy; and drafts of her master's thesis. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type.

Series 2, CORRESPONDENCE, 1972 – 2006, contains personal and professional correspondence. Correspondents include Sandra Lee Bartky, Nancy C. M. Hartsock, Linda J. Nicholson, and Alison Wylie. This series is arranged by provenance then alphabetically by last name.

Series 3, TEACHING, 1971 – 1989, includes syllabi, typed and handwritten notes, and readings for various courses taught by Jaggar. Courses include "Anarchism and Marxism," "Feminist Political Philosophy," and "Philosophical Issues of Contemporary Feminism" that Jaggar believes to be the second course ever taught in feminist philosophy. This series is arranged alphabetically by course title.

Series 4, WRITINGS AND RELATED, 1968 – 2010, includes typed and handwritten drafts of articles, books, reviews, and talks by Jaggar as well as related correspondence. Titles include, "A Feminist Critique of Southern Debt," Feminist Politics and Human Nature, and "A Government of Our Peers: Challenging Race and Gender Inequalities in the Legislatures of the United States." This series is arranged alphabetically by type of writing then by title.

Series 5, SUBJECT FILES, 1970 – 2008, includes handwritten notes, clippings, and readings related to various topics of Jaggar's research. Topics include affirmative action, biological determination, democratic socialism, political correctness, prostitution, and socialist feminism. Of particular interest are handwritten notes from a November 1974 lecture by Ruth Bader Ginsburg on women and the constitution located in Box 9, folder 10. This series is arranged alphabetically by topic.

Series 6, ELECTRONIC RECORDS, 1988 – 2012, contains cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes featuring lectures by Jaggar, presentations, and course materials. This series is arranged by record type then alphabetically by the title written on the carrier.