Marianne Ferber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMarianne Ferber
American feminist economist
Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1923
Place of Birth: Czechoslovakia
Date of Death: 11-May-2013
Profession: economist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Marianne Ferber
- 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. Highly regarded for her role as a central figure in the development of feminist economics, Ferber expanded the literature on women’s presence in the economy.
- She was one of the first people to confront Gary Becker’s work on economics and the family.
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