Penny A. Weiss Explained

Penny A. Weiss is professor at Saint Louis University known for her work on feminist issues.

Education and career

Weiss has a B.A. from the University of South Florida (1976), an M.A. (1979) and a Ph.D. (1987) from the University of Notre Dame. Starting in 1985 she was an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina, and in 1987 she moved to Purdue University where she remained until 2008. While at Purdue, Weiss spoke out about unequal treatment of women faculty at the university, and the challenges faced by female faculty at Purdue.^{[1] [2]} In 2008 she became a professor at Saint Louis University, where she was chair of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies from 2008 until 2012.^[3]

Selected publications

• Book: Feminist interpretations of Mary Astell . 2016 . Alice. Sowaal. Penny A. . Weiss . 978-0-271-07760-4 . University Park, Pennsylvania . 949276358. ^[4]
• Book: Weiss, Penny A. . Canon Fodder : Historical Women Political Thinkers . 9 November 2015 . Penn State Press . 978-0-271-06280-8 . 1256437921. ^[5]
• Book: Weiss, Penny A. . 1993-10-01 . NYU Press . 978-0-8147-9491-3 . en. ^[6]
• Book: Weiss . Penny A. . Friedman . Marilyn . 1995 . Temple University Press . 978-1-56639-277-8 . en.
• Book: Weiss, Penny A. . Feminist reflections on childhood ahistory and a call to action . 14 May 2021 . Temple University Press . 978-1-4399-1868-5 . 1252063676. ^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: 1988-11-13 . Female Purdue professors talk of bias there . 5 . The Courier-Journal . 2022-11-24.
2. News: Schuckel . Kathy . 1988-11-12 . Weak support, low salary figures irk women profs . https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113577439/weak-support-low-salary-figures-irk-wom/,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113577502/ . Journal and Courier . 2022-11-24.
3. Web site: Penny Weiss, Ph.D. . 2022-11-24 . www.slu.edu . en.
4. Reviews for Feminist interpretations of Mary Astell
   • Kujawa-Holbrook . Sheryl A. . 2020 . Review of Feminist Interpretations of Mary Astell . Anglican and Episcopal History . 89 . 4 . 468–470 . 26973688 . 0896-8039.
   • News: Dussinger . John A.  . Spring 2019 . Feminist Interpretations of Mary Astell . 51 . 195–196 . The Scriblerian and the Kit-Cats; University Park . 2 . ProQuest.
5. Review of Canon Fodder
   • Locke . Jill . 2010 . Weiss . Penny A. . FOREMOTHERS . The Review of Politics . 72 . 4 . 755–758 . 10.1017/S003467051000077X . 40961163 . 0034-6705.
   • Green . Karen . Department of Philosophy, Florida State University . 2010 . Canon Fodder: Historical Women Political Thinkers . Social Theory and Practice . 36 . 2 . 349–355 . 10.5840/soctheorpract201036217 . 0037-802X.
6. Reviews for Gendered Community
   • News: Wingrove . Elizabeth . 1997 . Gendered Community: Rousseau, Sex, and Politics . 17 . 114–115 . Women & Politics; New York . 1 . ProQuest.
   • News: John . H.J. . April 1994 . Philosophy -- Gendered community: Rousseau, sex, and politics by Penny A. Weiss . 31 . 1310 . Choice; Middletown . 8 . ProQuest.
7. Reviews for Feminism and Community
   • Locke . Jill . 2022 . Feminist Reflections on Childhood: A History and Call to Action. By Penny A. Weiss. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2021. 294p. $110.50 cloth, $34.95 paper. . Perspectives on Politics . en . 20 . 1 . 310–312 . 10.1017/S1537592721003467 . 247379448 . 1537-5927.