Elizabeth Wolgast

Elizabeth Wolgast
Born	(1929-04-24) 24 April 1929 (age 88) Plainfield, New Jersey, US
Alma mater	Cornell University University of Washington
Region	Western philosophy
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis San Francisco State University California State University, East Bay
Main interests	Ethics Epistemology Feminist Philosophy Political Philosophy

Elizabeth Hankins Wolgast (born 1929) is an American philosopher. Wolgast was born in New Jersey, United States of America.

Wolgast graduated from Cornell University in 1952, having studied Modern Literature at both undergraduate and masters level. She then moved to the University of Washington, where she completed her PhD, focusing on skepticism.

Across her career, Wolgast taught and researched at a number of universities. In 1968, Wolgast was appointed to a teaching post at The Department of Philosophy at California State College at Hayward (now California State University, East Bay). She was later appointed an Emeritus Professor at the institution. Wolgast's work focuses on liberal feminism, contemporary political philosophy, ethics and epistemology.

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