Joan Claire Tronto (born June 29, 1952),[1] is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota,[2] and was previously professor of women's studies and political science at Hunter College and the Graduate School, City University of New York.

[3] Tronto gained her degree from Oberlin College in 1974.

She passed both her masters and her Ph.D at Princeton University in 1976 and 1981 respectively.

[4] Tronto's research fields range from political theories, gender and the ethic of care, to political thought.

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