Quote of the day
You're neither unnatural, nor abominable, nor mad; you're as much a part of what people call nature as anyone else; only you're unexplained as yet—you've not got your niche in creation.
Iris Marion Young
Born: January 2, 1949
Died: August 1, 2006 (aged 57)
Bio: Iris Marion Young was a political theorist and feminist focused on the nature of justice and social difference. She served as Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and was affiliated with the Center for Gender Studies and the Human Rights program there.
Known for:
- Justice and the politics of difference (1990)
- Inclusion and Democracy (2000)
- Responsibility for Justice
- On female body experience (2004)
- Intersecting voices (1997)