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Virginia Held

Virginia Held, American philosopher, author, and academic

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Born
October 28, 1929
Age in 2026
97
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1929

About Virginia Held

Virginia Potter Held is an American moral, social/political and feminist philosopher whose work on the ethics of care sparked significant research into the ethical dimensions of providing care for others and critiques of the traditional roles of women in society. Held, Virginia; Morgenbesser, Sidney; Nagel, Thomas (1974). Hunter College Women's Studies Collective, Virginia Held; et al. (2005). Held, Virginia (January 1989). "Birth and death". Virginia Held Papers - Pembroke Center Archives, Brown University.

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Virginia Held timeline

  1. Held, Virginia; Morgenbesser, Sidney; Nagel, Thomas (1974).
  2. Held, Virginia (January 1989). "Birth and death".
  3. Hunter College Women's Studies Collective, Virginia Held; et al. (2005).

The world when Virginia Held was born

Virginia Held was born in 1929. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1929

  • #1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
  • Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
  • Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
  • Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
  • Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
  • Defining fadYo-yos
  • Notable inventionCar radio
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Virginia Held's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19292026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,300$435,000
Average income$3,850$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population121.8M341 million

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