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Donna Jeane Haraway was born on September 6, 1944, in Denver, Colorado. Haraway grew up Catholic, which influenced her greatly later on in life.
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Haraway majored in zoology and philosophy upon entering college at Colorado College. She graduated in 1966 with a degree in both. Upon graduation, she went to Paris on a Fulbright scholarship to study the different theories of evolution.
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From 1970 to 1974, Haraway was an assistant professor of general sciences at University of Hawaii at Honolulu.
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In 1972, Haraway received her Ph. D. from Yale University for an interdisciplinary dissertation on the functions of metaphor in shaping research in developmental biology in the 20th century.
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From 1974 to 1980, Haraway was an assistant professor of the history of science at John Hopkins University.
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Since 1980, Donna has been a professor in the history of consciousness at the University of California at Santa Cruz. She teaches feminist theory and science studies within her department as well as women's studies, anthropology, and environmental studies.
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In 1990, Donna published a book titled "Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science." The book goes into depth with Haraway's thoughts on the evolution of scientific views towards primates. In this book, her theoretical complex argument about how monkeys and apes are now seen as our ancestors is grounded in case studies of American, British, Japanese, and Indian researchers and their differing methods and philosophies. -
Donna published a book titled "Simians, Cyborgs, and Women." This book explores the definition and role of gender in scientific studies. And it goes into depth about nature and the human body and how it's been altered and redefined in the last few decades. -
In Haraway's next book, she delves into the far-reaching cultural associations in the information and life sciences. She also questions boundaries between what we consider "nature" and " science" and "culture" as well as boundaries between scientists and laypersons. -
In 2015, along with 5 other female feminist thinkers, Donna created a panel called "Make Kin not Babies." The basis on this panel was moving human numbers down while focusing on factors such as environment, race and class. Her and panelist Adele Clarke would later publish a book based on the panel titled "Making Kin not Population: Reconceiving Generations." YouTube