Marianne Ferber | |
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| Born | Marianne A. Ferber 30 January 1923 |
| Died | May 11, 2013 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Feminist economics |
| Institution | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Awards | Carolyn Shaw Bell Award, 2001 |
Marianne A. Ferber (January 30, 1923 – May 11, 2013)[1] 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.