Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Nancy is not the definition of sifting and winnowing. She is why I do not donate to UW Madison. If you disagree with a political position contrary to her you are doomed.Rate My Professors ↗
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NANCY WORCESTER
What students say
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Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
I know she's retired, but I have to say... in 4 years at UW, I have never encountered such an unpleasant, unhelpful person. She was downright rude to me, on several occasions. She made me hate womens studies. She really disgusts me.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Kind woman, clearly has a passion for her work, but prattles too much about social organizing and the history of the class. material is great, textbook (compiled by her) is phenomenal, she pretty much tells you what is going to be on the very easy tests. expect to hear the same things over and over in lecture. too bad she's retiring this semester!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
EXTREMELY easy - just go to lecture, memorize the handouts, and skim over the readings to get a basic idea of them. VERY feminist view of things, but still interesting. Nancy is also extremely kind.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
I felt like the class was more like a history of the class and a history of what we will talk about. I also consider myself a very passionate feminist but still found the class very one-sided and did not agree with a lot of it.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Prepares you extremely well for the tests!Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with NANCY WORCESTER
No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
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Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2009 | GEN&WS 103 | Gender, Women, Bodies, and Health |
| Fall 2008 | GEN&WS 103 | Gender, Women, Bodies, and Health |
| Fall 2008 | GEN&WS 320 | Special Topics in Gender, Women and Society |
| Fall 2008 | GEN&WS 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2008 | GEN&WS 103 | Gender, Women, Bodies, and Health |
| Spring 2008 | GEN&WS 660 | Internship in Gender and Women's Studies |
| Spring 2007 | GEN&WS 103 | Gender, Women, Bodies, and Health |
| Spring 2007 | GEN&WS 660 | Internship in Gender and Women's Studies |
| Spring 2007 | GEN&WS 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2006 | GEN&WS 103 | Gender, Women, Bodies, and Health |
| Fall 2006 | GEN&WS 699 | Directed Study |
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