[Vwoolf] Susan Standford Friedman

Wed Mar 1 13:20:31 EST 2023

Hi, all. Such sad news, the loss of Susan Stanford Friedman. Fifty years ago, I was a flailing doctoral student at the University of Minnesota, who mailed Susan a seminar paper I’d written in hopes of presenting it at a conference somewhere. A warm letter of interest arrived shortly after, accepting the essay, as I recall, and offering detailed comments on the topic. I can’t stress enough how much that letter meant to me. Here was a feminist scholar of great reputation validating in the kindest possible terms what a novice to the field had written. I still have the letter; I hope it guided my own work. For me, it modeled the best of what scholarship is about: shared enthusiasm for an idea, the importance of collaborative thinking, and Susan’s own generosity of time and spirit.

Mary Beth Pringle
Emerita Professor of English
Wright State University
Dayton, OH

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On Mar 1, 2023, at 12:41 PM, Susan Friedman via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

Hi all, I am Joanna, Susan’s daughter and I am copying my sister Ruth as well. It means so much to us to read through your comments. We are finalizing my mom’s obituary and will be sure to share when we have done so. Best, Joanna Friedman(202)
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Hi all, I am Joanna, Susan’s daughter and I am copying my sister Ruth as well. It means so much to us to read through your comments. We are finalizing my mom’s obituary and will be sure to share when we have done so. Best, Joanna Friedman(202)
Hi all,

I am Joanna, Susan’s daughter and I am copying my sister Ruth as well. It means so much to us to read through your comments. We are finalizing my mom’s obituary and will be sure to share when we have done so.

Best,

Joanna Friedman
(202) 375-1450

Written by dictation on my iPhone with apologies for any errors

On Feb 28, 2023, at 4:38 PM, Hagen, Benjamin D via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

Dear all, Thank you for sharing your feelings, your memories, and your individual and collective sense of loss. I never knew or even met Professor Friedman, but I always admired—in addition to her foundational scholarship on H. D. , feminist
Dear all,

Thank you for sharing your feelings, your memories, and your individual and collective sense of loss.

I never knew or even met Professor Friedman, but I always admired—in addition to her foundational scholarship on H.D., feminist modernist studies, and global modernisms—her skill at the public provocation. Whether at MLA or MSA, her questions and presentations often challenged existing frameworks with such force and precision that her interlocutors seemed at a loss, as if the entire groundwork of their research suddenly needed to be rethought (and, in many cases, it did).

I’m glad to know that the human being I only knew threw her writing and her public addresses was also supportive and kind to so many people. An exemplum.

Wishing those who are grieving peace and comfort. May you treasure the friendship and memories you shared with Susan.

Love,
Ben

From: Vwoolf <vwoolf-bounces+benjamin.hagen=usd.edu at lists.osu.edu> on behalf of Bonnie Scott via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 4:19 PM
To: patrick collier <pccollier at gmail.com>, VWOOLF at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu <VWOOLF at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Re: [Vwoolf] Susan Standford Friedman
It is so difficult to accept that Susan is gone. The Modernist Studies Association, Modernisn/modernity, the concept of the New Modernism, and countless contributions to feminist modernist studies, all owing so much to her. He sections on H. D. 
It is so difficult to accept that Susan is gone.  The Modernist Studies Association, Modernisn/modernity, the concept of the New Modernism, and countless contributions to feminist modernist studies, all owing so much to her. He sections on H.D. and Nancy Cunard in The Gender of Modernism were vital.  Most recently, I have benefitted from her expanded vision in Planetary Modernisms. All of this, and a generous colleague and mentor.

On Feb 28, 2023, at 2:33 PM, patrick collier via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

Thank you for sharing the news and for your lovely words Madelyn. Susan was a tremendous presence in the field.

On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 1:17 PM Detloff, Madelyn via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu<mailto:vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>> wrote:
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 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.

Her memory will be a blessing.

Love,
Madelyn

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