Ann Ferguson (born 6 March 1938),[1] is an American philosopher, and Professor Emerita of Philosophy and Women's Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
She served as Amherst's director of women's studies from 1995 to 2001.
[2] In 1967, Ferguson began to help her students access then-illegal abortions.
[3] By 1995, she was appointed Director of Women's Studies for a three-year term.
[2] She established the Ann Ferguson Women and Gender Studies Scholarship in 2007 before retiring.