THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Joyce Ladenson, PhD
April 19, 1937 – January 21, 2024
“Betty Freidan really kind of lit a prairie fire under a lot of us.”
Cofounder of the Women’s Studies Association at Michigan State University, 1973. Director of the Women Studies Program at MSU, 1988 – 2001.

More About Joyce:
- Obituary
- Jewish Women and Feminist Activism in Metro Detroit, An Oral History Project
- Women’s Resource Center records, 1972-2016, Michigan State University Women’s Resource Center
- Feminist Perspectives Course Scheduled on MSU Campus, May 1974.