Fiona Woollard
@fionawoollard.bsky.social
Philosopher at University of Southampton
Motherhood/ Parenthood, Pregnancy, Deontological distinctions.
She/her
Motherhood/ Parenthood, Pregnancy, Deontological distinctions.
She/her
Teaser clip from my contribution to the Royal Institute of Philosophy London Lecture series
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November 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Teaser clip from my contribution to the Royal Institute of Philosophy London Lecture series
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Early start!
7am Eurostar on my way to Vienna (for a conference on Parenthood as Transformative) and then to Basel for a short research stay with the Just Parenthood project.
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7am Eurostar on my way to Vienna (for a conference on Parenthood as Transformative) and then to Basel for a short research stay with the Just Parenthood project.
events.ceu.edu/2025-11-07/p...
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Parenthood as Transformative
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November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Early start!
7am Eurostar on my way to Vienna (for a conference on Parenthood as Transformative) and then to Basel for a short research stay with the Just Parenthood project.
events.ceu.edu/2025-11-07/p...
just-parenthood.com
7am Eurostar on my way to Vienna (for a conference on Parenthood as Transformative) and then to Basel for a short research stay with the Just Parenthood project.
events.ceu.edu/2025-11-07/p...
just-parenthood.com
I’ll be giving a Royal Institute of Philosophy Centenary lecture on the 23rd October. Do come if you are near London.
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Why philosophers need to think about pregnancy - Royal Institute of Philosophy
In this London Lecture, Professor Fiona Woollard explores how philosophy can help us to understand pregnancy. Book tickets for 23 October 2025
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October 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I’ll be giving a Royal Institute of Philosophy Centenary lecture on the 23rd October. Do come if you are near London.
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Dylan Trigg, a philosopher working on parenthood as a transformative experience is conducting a questionnaire-based study to gather data on the diversity and complexity of parenthood. You can find out more about the study here:
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Dylan Trigg - Parenthood questionnaire
Questionnaire Study (LINK)
This questionnaire study is part of a four-year project entitled “Parenthood: A Study of Lived Experience”. The project is a philosophical investigation of what it is like t...
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July 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Dylan Trigg, a philosopher working on parenthood as a transformative experience is conducting a questionnaire-based study to gather data on the diversity and complexity of parenthood. You can find out more about the study here:
sites.google.com/view/dylantr...
sites.google.com/view/dylantr...
Question for people who are runners and philosopher:
If you figure something out while running and have to stop and email it to yourself, do you pause your run or count this in your run time?
If you figure something out while running and have to stop and email it to yourself, do you pause your run or count this in your run time?
April 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Question for people who are runners and philosopher:
If you figure something out while running and have to stop and email it to yourself, do you pause your run or count this in your run time?
If you figure something out while running and have to stop and email it to yourself, do you pause your run or count this in your run time?
Reposted by Fiona Woollard
The EPIC blog (epistemic injustice in healthcare) has reached 50,000 pageviews! Check it out: epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com new posts every week #philsky
Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare
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April 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The EPIC blog (epistemic injustice in healthcare) has reached 50,000 pageviews! Check it out: epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com new posts every week #philsky
Reposted by Fiona Woollard
Trans people and feminists keep refining approaches to our collective liberation. This great new article by @matthewjcull.bsky.social, @fionawoollard.bsky.social and Jules Holroyd recommends a pluralist approach to inclusive language, building on the Brighton & Sussex midwives' additive approach.
Caring for Everyone: Effective and Inclusive Communication in Perinatal Care | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
Caring for Everyone: Effective and Inclusive Communication in Perinatal Care
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March 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trans people and feminists keep refining approaches to our collective liberation. This great new article by @matthewjcull.bsky.social, @fionawoollard.bsky.social and Jules Holroyd recommends a pluralist approach to inclusive language, building on the Brighton & Sussex midwives' additive approach.
I'm looking forward to taking part in this event on #AssistedDying. If you are in Southampton on the 22nd of April, do consider coming along.
Eventbrite details at tinyurl.com/mzv9xa9f.
Eventbrite details at tinyurl.com/mzv9xa9f.
Assisted Dying Forum
Faith Reflections on End of Life Care and Assisted Dying - Chaired by Rt Hon Darren Paffey MP with contributions from different speakers
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April 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I'm looking forward to taking part in this event on #AssistedDying. If you are in Southampton on the 22nd of April, do consider coming along.
Eventbrite details at tinyurl.com/mzv9xa9f.
Eventbrite details at tinyurl.com/mzv9xa9f.
Ready for the Southampton Science and Engineering Festival!
If you are around Southampton and want a day of fun family activities, come to the Science and Engineering Festival!
I’ll be running an activity ‘Who’s in Your Family?’ drawing on my work in philosophy of parenthood. #SOTSEF
If you are around Southampton and want a day of fun family activities, come to the Science and Engineering Festival!
I’ll be running an activity ‘Who’s in Your Family?’ drawing on my work in philosophy of parenthood. #SOTSEF
March 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Ready for the Southampton Science and Engineering Festival!
If you are around Southampton and want a day of fun family activities, come to the Science and Engineering Festival!
I’ll be running an activity ‘Who’s in Your Family?’ drawing on my work in philosophy of parenthood. #SOTSEF
If you are around Southampton and want a day of fun family activities, come to the Science and Engineering Festival!
I’ll be running an activity ‘Who’s in Your Family?’ drawing on my work in philosophy of parenthood. #SOTSEF
In case anyone wants a hint.
The students guessed after I reminded them that a few weeks back I illustrated a point with a very poorly drawn version of the meme where two Spider-Man point at each other.
The students guessed after I reminded them that a few weeks back I illustrated a point with a very poorly drawn version of the meme where two Spider-Man point at each other.
I asked my students to guess what I was attempting to draw here.
‘A melting snowman?’ No.
‘Someone who got hit by a trolley?’ No.
They did guess. (And responded with laughter and groans.)
Can you guess?
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‘A melting snowman?’ No.
‘Someone who got hit by a trolley?’ No.
They did guess. (And responded with laughter and groans.)
Can you guess?
(Sorry no alt text possible for this one.)
March 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
In case anyone wants a hint.
The students guessed after I reminded them that a few weeks back I illustrated a point with a very poorly drawn version of the meme where two Spider-Man point at each other.
The students guessed after I reminded them that a few weeks back I illustrated a point with a very poorly drawn version of the meme where two Spider-Man point at each other.
I asked my students to guess what I was attempting to draw here.
‘A melting snowman?’ No.
‘Someone who got hit by a trolley?’ No.
They did guess. (And responded with laughter and groans.)
Can you guess?
(Sorry no alt text possible for this one.)
‘A melting snowman?’ No.
‘Someone who got hit by a trolley?’ No.
They did guess. (And responded with laughter and groans.)
Can you guess?
(Sorry no alt text possible for this one.)
March 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I asked my students to guess what I was attempting to draw here.
‘A melting snowman?’ No.
‘Someone who got hit by a trolley?’ No.
They did guess. (And responded with laughter and groans.)
Can you guess?
(Sorry no alt text possible for this one.)
‘A melting snowman?’ No.
‘Someone who got hit by a trolley?’ No.
They did guess. (And responded with laughter and groans.)
Can you guess?
(Sorry no alt text possible for this one.)
Reposted by Fiona Woollard
Near Southampton on 12th of March? Join @fionawoollard.bsky.social and artists, Yonat Nitzan-Green and Jane Bennett for a free workshop Thinking With Drawing: Exploring Maternal Identity.
#SOTSEF #BSW25 #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025)
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#SOTSEF #BSW25 #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025)
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Southampton Science and Engineering Festival 2025 - Whats-on
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February 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Near Southampton on 12th of March? Join @fionawoollard.bsky.social and artists, Yonat Nitzan-Green and Jane Bennett for a free workshop Thinking With Drawing: Exploring Maternal Identity.
#SOTSEF #BSW25 #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025)
Register
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Please share!
#SOTSEF #BSW25 #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025)
Register
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Do you work with families before, during, or after #pregnancy? Are you interested in learning how to make your language #inclusive?
Come to our free online workshops!
The first workshop is on March 10th 2025. Register here: forms.gle/qpyHH9FMJ7EA...
Please share!
Come to our free online workshops!
The first workshop is on March 10th 2025. Register here: forms.gle/qpyHH9FMJ7EA...
Please share!
February 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Do you work with families before, during, or after #pregnancy? Are you interested in learning how to make your language #inclusive?
Come to our free online workshops!
The first workshop is on March 10th 2025. Register here: forms.gle/qpyHH9FMJ7EA...
Please share!
Come to our free online workshops!
The first workshop is on March 10th 2025. Register here: forms.gle/qpyHH9FMJ7EA...
Please share!
Near Southampton on the 12th of March? Join me, Yonat Nitzan-Green and Jane Bennett for a free workshop Thinking With Drawing: Exploring Maternal Identity #SOTSEF #BSW25 #PhilosophyMatters (slightly early for #PhiloFortnight2025)
Sign up at
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Please share widely.
Sign up at
www.sotsef.co.uk/wider-festiv...
Please share widely.
Southampton Science and Engineering Festival 2025 - Whats-on
www.sotsef.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Near Southampton on the 12th of March? Join me, Yonat Nitzan-Green and Jane Bennett for a free workshop Thinking With Drawing: Exploring Maternal Identity #SOTSEF #BSW25 #PhilosophyMatters (slightly early for #PhiloFortnight2025)
Sign up at
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Please share widely.
Sign up at
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Please share widely.
Extract from email to student.
"Here are some philosophical crocodile names
John Stuart Crocodill
Aristcrocle;
Acrocinas;
Crocgentsein
Jean-Croc Rousseau
Mary Wollstomecroc
Karl Snapper
John Crawls
John Crocke
Croc Derrida?
Noam Chompsky
Snappy-avelli
Iris Mur-croc
All best wishes
Fiona"
"Here are some philosophical crocodile names
John Stuart Crocodill
Aristcrocle;
Acrocinas;
Crocgentsein
Jean-Croc Rousseau
Mary Wollstomecroc
Karl Snapper
John Crawls
John Crocke
Croc Derrida?
Noam Chompsky
Snappy-avelli
Iris Mur-croc
All best wishes
Fiona"
February 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Extract from email to student.
"Here are some philosophical crocodile names
John Stuart Crocodill
Aristcrocle;
Acrocinas;
Crocgentsein
Jean-Croc Rousseau
Mary Wollstomecroc
Karl Snapper
John Crawls
John Crocke
Croc Derrida?
Noam Chompsky
Snappy-avelli
Iris Mur-croc
All best wishes
Fiona"
"Here are some philosophical crocodile names
John Stuart Crocodill
Aristcrocle;
Acrocinas;
Crocgentsein
Jean-Croc Rousseau
Mary Wollstomecroc
Karl Snapper
John Crawls
John Crocke
Croc Derrida?
Noam Chompsky
Snappy-avelli
Iris Mur-croc
All best wishes
Fiona"
Please share widely!
Upcoming workshop w. @fionawoollard.bsky.social and @matthewjcull.bsky.social on our 'toolbox' approach to inclusive language (focus on peri/postnatal care). 10th March. please share with your networks!
Details on this basic flyer!
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#academicsky #philsky
Details on this basic flyer!
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#academicsky #philsky
Inclusive Language workshop 10th March 25
Keen to use language inclusively? Unsure how? These workshops facilitate conversations between experts in applied philosophy of language and practitioners in perinatal care, to troubleshoot how to for...
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February 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Today is the first lecture of my First Year Ethics class, also known as the day I walk across campus carrying a giant inflatable crocodile.
Crocrates the Philosophical Crocodile is ready for the new semester!
Crocrates the Philosophical Crocodile is ready for the new semester!
February 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Today is the first lecture of my First Year Ethics class, also known as the day I walk across campus carrying a giant inflatable crocodile.
Crocrates the Philosophical Crocodile is ready for the new semester!
Crocrates the Philosophical Crocodile is ready for the new semester!
Amazing to have our work on inclusive language translated into Chinese!
Excited about this Chinese translation by 有靈 (Yo-Ling), for Taiwanese publication Queer Margins, of the article myself @matthewjcull.bsky.social & @fionawoollard.bsky.social originally wrote for The Conversation about gender inclusive language in pregnancy &birth! www.queermargins.tw/how-gender-i...
包容性語言如何助於減少分㝃創傷 | 酷兒翻越 Queer Margins
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January 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Amazing to have our work on inclusive language translated into Chinese!
Day 2 of PEA Soup discussion on our paper!
The PEA Soup blog on our paper, "Can You Do Harm to Your Fetus? Pregnancy, Barriers, and the Doing/Allowing Distinction." is now live!
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Can You Do Harm to Your Fetus? Pregnancy, Barriers, and the Doing/Allowing Distinction. With Elselijn Kingma, Fiona Woollard, and Elizabeth Harman
PEA Soup is pleased to introduce this month’s Ethics discussion, featuring Elselijn Kingma and Fiona Woollard’s paper Can You Do Harm to Your Fetus? Pregnancy, Barriers, and the Doing/Allowing Dist…
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January 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Day 2 of PEA Soup discussion on our paper!
I'm so pleased that this paper by Matthew Cull, Jules Holroyd and myself has been published. The paper uses philosophy of language to show that gender inclusion in pregnancy and birth CAN be done well.
version of record www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
open Access eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/217382/
version of record www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
open Access eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/217382/
Caring for Everyone: Effective and Inclusive Communication in Perinatal Care | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
Caring for Everyone: Effective and Inclusive Communication in Perinatal Care
www.cambridge.org
January 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I'm so pleased that this paper by Matthew Cull, Jules Holroyd and myself has been published. The paper uses philosophy of language to show that gender inclusion in pregnancy and birth CAN be done well.
version of record www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
open Access eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/217382/
version of record www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
open Access eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/217382/
The PEA Soup blog on our paper, "Can You Do Harm to Your Fetus? Pregnancy, Barriers, and the Doing/Allowing Distinction." is now live!
peasoupblog.com/2025/01/can-...
peasoupblog.com/2025/01/can-...
Can You Do Harm to Your Fetus? Pregnancy, Barriers, and the Doing/Allowing Distinction. With Elselijn Kingma, Fiona Woollard, and Elizabeth Harman
PEA Soup is pleased to introduce this month’s Ethics discussion, featuring Elselijn Kingma and Fiona Woollard’s paper Can You Do Harm to Your Fetus? Pregnancy, Barriers, and the Doing/Allowing Dist…
peasoupblog.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The PEA Soup blog on our paper, "Can You Do Harm to Your Fetus? Pregnancy, Barriers, and the Doing/Allowing Distinction." is now live!
peasoupblog.com/2025/01/can-...
peasoupblog.com/2025/01/can-...
If you are in the U.K, consider signing this petition calling for the decriminalisation of abortion, ensuring no woman faces jail for ending a pregnancy.
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#TimeToAct #Abortion
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#TimeToAct #Abortion
Petition: Decriminalise Abortion
I am calling on the UK government to remove abortion from criminal law so that no pregnant person can be criminalised for procuring their own abortion.
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January 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If you are in the U.K, consider signing this petition calling for the decriminalisation of abortion, ensuring no woman faces jail for ending a pregnancy.
eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
#TimeToAct #Abortion
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#TimeToAct #Abortion
Every year, for my first year Ethics module. I do a syllabus quiz and give away Crocrates the inflatable philosophical crocodile as the prize.
I’ve just been online to make my annual Crocrates order and saw this. A Crocrates suit. It’s calling to me…
I’ve just been online to make my annual Crocrates order and saw this. A Crocrates suit. It’s calling to me…
January 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Every year, for my first year Ethics module. I do a syllabus quiz and give away Crocrates the inflatable philosophical crocodile as the prize.
I’ve just been online to make my annual Crocrates order and saw this. A Crocrates suit. It’s calling to me…
I’ve just been online to make my annual Crocrates order and saw this. A Crocrates suit. It’s calling to me…
I feel as if I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I will soon emerge from marking and teaching and have precious time before Christmas to finish a paper and book proposal.
I’ve actually loved this marking (fun assessment, students wonderful), but I am looking forward to my research time!
I’ve actually loved this marking (fun assessment, students wonderful), but I am looking forward to my research time!
December 10, 2024 at 9:07 PM
I feel as if I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I will soon emerge from marking and teaching and have precious time before Christmas to finish a paper and book proposal.
I’ve actually loved this marking (fun assessment, students wonderful), but I am looking forward to my research time!
I’ve actually loved this marking (fun assessment, students wonderful), but I am looking forward to my research time!
Ah. The day before the Christmas Fete, when all the adorable little children totter into school clutching bottles of alcohol.
December 6, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Ah. The day before the Christmas Fete, when all the adorable little children totter into school clutching bottles of alcohol.