Marianne Ferber
Marianne Ferber | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marianne A. Ferber 30 January 1923 |
| Died | May 11, 2013 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Feminist economics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Awards | Carolyn Shaw Bell Award, 2001 |
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.