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Donna Haraway was born in Denver, Colorado.
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Ms. Haraway graduated from Colorado College with a zoology degree.
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Ms.Haraway earned her Ph.D. in biology that she received through Yale University. Her specialty was the study of how mammals evolve.
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Ms.Haraway started teaching at the History of Consciousness Department, located at the University of California in Santa Cruz, California.
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Her ground-breaking essay "A Cyborg Manifesto," in which she argues that cyborgs—a combination of human and machine—offer a chance to overcome conventional gender roles and hierarchies—is published.
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Haraway releases "Simians, Cyborgs, and Women: The Reinvention of Nature," a book of articles that builds on the ideas of "A Cyborg Manifesto."
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The J.D. Bernal Prize, which honors exceptional achievements to the field of science and technology studies, is given to her.
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"The Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness," written by Haraway, examines the nuanced interactions between people and animals, particularly dogs.
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She is given the Society for Social Studies of Science's Lifetime Achievement Award.
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In "Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene," Haraway makes the case for the need to move past the idea of human exceptionalism and put more emphasis on forming deep bonds with other animals and the environment.
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Haraway still publishes and gives lectures, and her writing is still widely used in academic sectors.