▁is ▁a ▁professor ▁emer ita ▁and ▁Te aching ▁Fellow ▁at ▁Hof stra ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁social ▁science ▁professor . ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁Academ ic ▁Fre edom ▁in ▁Africa , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mid night ▁Notes ▁Collect ive . ▁ ▁Background ▁Feder ici ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Italy , ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁study ▁for ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁philosophy ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁at ▁Buff alo . ▁She ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Port ▁Har court ▁in ▁Niger ia , ▁and ▁was ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁and ▁later ▁Professor ▁of ▁Political ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁International ▁Studies ▁at ▁New ▁College ▁of ▁Hof stra ▁University . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Fem in ist ▁Collect ive , ▁and ▁an ▁organ izer ▁with ▁the ▁W ages ▁for ▁house work ▁campaign . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁she ▁helped ▁start ▁W ages ▁for ▁House work ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁she ▁published ▁W ages ▁Again st ▁House work , ▁the ▁book ▁most ▁commonly ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁W ages ▁for ▁house work ▁movement . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁Academ ic ▁Fre edom ▁in ▁Africa ▁( CA FA ), ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Mid night ▁Notes ▁Collect ive . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁she ▁co