As a PhD candidate, Rand participated regularly in the Vienna Circle discussions, and kept records of these discussions, she was most active in the Vienna Circle from 1930 to 1935.[3][4] Between 1930 and 1937 she worked, and took part in research, at the Psychiatric-neurological Clinic of the Vienna university.[5] She also earned money by tutoring students, giving adult education classes, and translating Polish articles on logic.[1][5]
In 1937 her doctoral thesis on Kotarbiński's philosophy was approved and she completed her PhD viva.[2] In 1938, on the same day as she completed her final doctoral exam, she was awarded her PhD.[5] As a Jew however she was barred from her profession.[4]
Rand, unemployed and of Jewish descent, suffered great difficulties in pre-World War II Vienna. In 1939, with the assistance of Susan Stebbing, she finally emigrated to London as a Jew without nationality.[2]
After a period of time in England in which she worked as a nurse she was admitted as "distinguished foreigner" at the faculty of Moral Science at Cambridge University.[2] There she attended the seminars of Ludwig Wittgenstein.[3] In 1943 she lost her privileges and had to work at a metal factory, and teach night classes in German and psychology in the Luton Technical College and Tottenham Technical College.[1][4] Between 1943 and 1950 she also worked in practical engineering.[2]Karl Popper helped her to get a small research grant, so she could attend Oxford University as a "recognized student" [2] from 1950 to 1954.[5]
In 1959 she returned to Cambridge, Massachusetts and after that to Princeton, New Jersey.[3] In the following years she earned her living from grants and fellowships which were given to her mostly for her work on translations of Polish and Russian logicians.[3] When not supported by grants Rand operated on private loans and other financial assistance, freelance translation work, or sporadic temporary employment.[2][3]
Rose Rand died on 28 July 1980 in Princeton, aged 77.[2][3]
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^ abcdHamacher-Hermes, Adelheid (2003). "Rose Rand: a Woman in Logic". In Stadler, Friedrich (ed.). The Vienna Circle and Logical Empiricism: Re-Evaluation and Future Perspectives. Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Vol. 10. Springer Netherlands. pp. 365–378. doi:10.1007/0-306-48214-2_29. ISBN9780306482144.
^Rentetzi, Maria (2010). "'I Want to Look Like a Lady, Not Like a Factory Worker' Rose Rand, a Woman Philosopher of the Vienna Circle". In Suárez, Mauricio; Dorato, Mauro; Rédei, Miklós (eds.). EPSA Epistemology and Methodology of Science: Launch of the European Philosophy of Science Association. Springer Netherlands. pp. 233–244. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3263-8_20. ISBN9789048132638.
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