[Vwoolf] Susan Standford Friedman

Tue Feb 28 11:11:29 EST 2023

She was such a generous presence--the perfect combination of an important
critic who made a genuine contribution to the field--of modernism, of
feminist literary criticism, of Woolf studies, of globalizing
modernism--and who was unstintingly generous to others.

I vividly remember sitting across a long table with her at MSA Pittsburgh.
We both notices the anxiety of a graduate student, perusing the menu. I
conferred with her briefly and she proposed that all grad students at the
dinner should order whatever they wanted, and we would divide the bill
among those who had travel budgets that would reimburse us. It was the
right thing to do and she did it immediately and with grace.

That's just one of many dear, fond memories I have of her. She was so much
fun and so kind and so curious and excited to learn something new--always
enthusiastic about a new author or idea. It was a thrill to be in her
presence.

Stay well, everyone,

Anne

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On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 2:32 PM Mark Hussey via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>
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> Oh, what a great loss. Susan was such an extraordinary scholar and an
> extraordinarily generous person. Thank you for letting us know, Madelyn.
> From: Vwoolf <vwoolf-bounces@ lists. osu. edu> On Behalf Of Detloff,
> Madelyn via VwoolfSent: Monday,
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> Oh, what a great loss. Susan was such an extraordinary scholar and an
> extraordinarily generous person. Thank you for letting us know, Madelyn.
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> *From:* Vwoolf <vwoolf-bounces at lists.osu.edu> *On Behalf Of *Detloff,
> Madelyn via Vwoolf
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> *Subject:* [Vwoolf] Susan Standford Friedman
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> Dear All, In case you have not seen the news, Susan Stanford Friedman
> passed away yesterday.   She was an amazing scholar and generous mentor to
> so many scholars and students. She held the Virginia Woolf Professorship in
> English and Women's
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> Dear All,
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> In case you have not seen the news, Susan Stanford Friedman passed away
> yesterday.
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> She was an amazing scholar and generous mentor to so many scholars and
> students. She held the Virginia Woolf Professorship in English and Women's
> Studies at University of Wisconsin. Some of you may remember the keynote
> she gave at the 17th annual conference on Woolf at Miami U. One of the most
> remarkable things about Susan was that despite her scholarly acumen and her
> stature as one of the preeminent scholars of modernism, she always always
> had time and attention to give to younger scholars and students. I said
> this once to her face, and I am glad that I did, that I often would think
> about life and professional goals and would think "when I grow up I want to
> be like Susan Stanford Friedman. Then I know I will have done something for
> the generations who come after me." I still feel that way, although the
> world has lost a luminary and I grieve for her loved ones and former
> students.
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> Her memory will be a blessing.
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> Love,
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> Madelyn
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