October 21, 2024
The University of Washington’s Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies awarded Natalie Turner, a third-year Ph.D. student at the UW School of Social Work, with the 2024-2025 Martha H. Duggan Fellowship in Caring Labor.
Turner was selected for her dedication to the labor movement and advocacy for various forms of caring labor. She most recently worked with faculty emeritus at UW to identify and synthesize literature for an upcoming book on a care justice framework. She also facilitated care labor discussions in a class she taught in the MSW program and implemented a self-direction program for an Alzheimer’s patient and his family. Turner aspires to investigate and improve policies and programs within the long-term care system to create more equitable and compassionate environments for older adults and those providing care labor.
The Caring Labor Fellowship was created in 2004 to honor the memory of Martha H. Duggan, who died on July 24, 2003. Martha provided essential support to her husband, Robert Duggan, as he pursued his law degree. This fellowship acknowledges that Bob Duggan’s life’s work would have been impossible without the caring labor of his life partner.
The fellowship annually awards recipients $10,000 to be applied to tuition costs or provide support for living expenses, books, fees and other educational expenses. For more information about the fellowship, and how to apply for the 2025-2026 academic year, continue reading on the Center for Labor Studies website.