Kathy Rudy

M. Kathy Rudy (born 1956) is an American women's studies scholar, and theologian.

Biography
Rudy is a retired professor at Duke University. Her work is often interdisciplinary as she merges philosophy, theology, politics, feminism, and medical ethics. She is open about her homosexuality and is a radical social constructionist. She is an advocate of animal welfare and locavorism.

Rudy is well-known at Duke University, where she taught a variety of topics including: Feminist Ethics, Reproductive Ethics, Gender and Popular Culture, and Debates in Women's Studies. Through her progressive work, Kathy was awarded the David Paletz Course Enhancement Award in 2012.

Selected publications

 * Beyond Pro-life and Pro-choice: Moral Diversity in the Abortion Debate (1996). Beacon Press. ISBN 0-8070-0427-8
 * Sex and the Church: Gender, Homosexuality and the Transformation of Christian Ethics (1997). Beacon Press. ISBN 0-8070-1034-0
 * Loving Animals: Toward a New Animal Advocacy (2011). University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-7468X