Thorstein Veblen’s Neglected Feminism
1999; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 33; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00213624.1999.11506193
ISSN1946-326X
Autores Tópico(s)Academic Freedom and Politics
ResumoCritics have rarely failed to remark that Thorstein Veblen was quite the gallant. The story goes, for example, that in 1905 the dean of the University of Chicago called Veblen into his office to inform the young professor that he was being dismissed for having dallied with the wives of various colleagues. The dean began by saying, We have a problem with the faculty wives. Oh yes, I know, Veblen allegedly rejoined, with a solemn shake of the head. They're terrible. I've had them all. Veblen left the school at the end of that semester. Despite this presumably chastening experience, Veblen continued to philander. No sooner had he arrived at his new appointment at Stanford than he was forced to resign under circumstances similar to those at Chicago [Tilman 1992, 31. The new episode led him to exclaim publicly, What is one to do if the woman moves on you? [Lerner 1948, 9; Dorfman 1934, 295]. Following this incident, Stanford President David Starr Jordan wrote to University of Chicago President Harry Pratt Judson:
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