Eleanor Humes Haney Contents Personal Education Career Publications Awards and...


1931 births1999 deathsAmerican theologiansAmerican feministsPeople from Milford, DelawarePeople from Sagadahoc County, MaineWellesley College alumniUniversity of Southern Maine facultyUniversity of New England (United States) facultyWestbrook College faculty


AmericanfeministtheologianactivistMilford, DelawarePhippsburg, MaineThe College of William & MaryB.A.Wellesley CollegeM.A.Presbyterian School of Christian EducationYale UniversityPh.D.Virginia UnionConcordia CollegeUniversity of New EnglandWestbrook CollegeMECABangor Theological SeminaryUniversity of Southern MaineNational Organization for WomenPhi Beta Kappa SocietyUniversity of MaineBangor Daily NewsLGBT




Eleanor "Elly" Humes Haney (December 30, 1931 – July 10, 1999) was an American feminist theologian and community activist.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Personal


  • 2 Education


  • 3 Career


  • 4 Publications


  • 5 Awards and recognition


  • 6 Legacy


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Personal


Haney was born in Milford, Delaware, on December 30, 1931. She died on July 10, 1999, in Phippsburg, Maine.



Education


Haney attended The College of William & Mary, where she received a B.A. in English. She attended Wellesley College, where she received an M.A. in English. She obtained a master's degree in Religious Education (MRE) from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education.
She then went to Yale University where she obtained a Ph.D. in Christian Ethics.



Career


Haney held a number of teaching positions at different schools in the New England area: Virginia Union, Concordia College, the University of New England, Westbrook College, MECA, Bangor Theological Seminary and the University of Southern Maine.



Publications


She wrote six books on feminist theology, ecological ethics, economic justice, anti-racism and alliance-building, the most important being A Feminist Legacy: The Ethics of Wilma Scott Heide and Company (1985). Heide was the third national President of the National Organization for Women (NOW).


Haney also wrote The Great Commandment: A Theology of Resistance and Transformation (Pilgrim Press, 1998).



Awards and recognition


Haney was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society.


She received the Hartman Award from the University of Maine in 1998.[2]


The Bangor Daily News described her as a "theology pioneer" and said she had "a major impact on Maine."[3]



Legacy


The Eleanor Humes Haney Fund (or foundation) is a charitable foundation funded by a grant from Haney. The aims of the fund is to give grants to charitable organisations in the New England Area that strive to:


■ Improve collaboration across a range of groups and constituencies to address major oppressions such as racism, sexism, classism and/or anthropocentrism.


■ Build alliances to challenge more effectively the status quo at any or all levels: local, state, national, and/or international.


■ Create effective ways to achieve social and economic justice.


■ Involve ethical principles that can be transferred to other contexts.


The fund has supported initiatives like :


■ Add Verb Productions (a non-profit organization headquartered in Portland, Mainly that provides health and wellness education through provocative theatre performances)[4]


■ Organizations focussing on LGBT issues like: Charlie Howard Remembered[5]


■ Organizations encouraging civic activism and sponsoring documentaries like "There ought to be a Law"[6]



References





  1. ^ Haney on the University of Southern Maine website


  2. ^ Bangor Daily News, November 9, 1998


  3. ^ Bangor Daily News, November 28, 1998


  4. ^ the Add Verb website


  5. ^ The Inlaws and Outlaws website


  6. ^ There Ought to be a Law website




External links


  • Eleanor Humes Haney Fund website








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