The Wollstonecraft, Democracy, and Human Rights Research Lab includes several hardworking undergraduate students who do cutting-edge research in the digital humanities to advance the study of Wollstonecraft and her legacies for democracy and human rights.
Here, you will find their biographies and headshots.
Jack Ring (Notre Dame Class of 2028) is an undergraduate student studying Political Science and Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He sings as a tenor in the Notre Dame Chorale, and has recently become involved in acting with Notre Dame's Not So Royal Shakespeare Company. He was inspired to join Dr. Hunt's Wollstonecraft project after observing her passion for Wollstonecraft's life and texts in class during his first semester at Notre Dame. Jack has a continued interest in tracing the evolution of feminist thought during and after Wollstonecraft's life.
Alex Funk (Notre Dame Class of 2028) is an undergraduate student at the University of Notre Dame, majoring in Political Science and History with a minor through the Hesburgh Program in Public Service. She is a member of the Glynn Family Honors Program. Her academic and extracurricular interests center on the intersection of public service, democratic institutions, and political thought. During her time at Notre Dame, she became involved with the Student Policy Network, where she contributed to the Chicago Democracy Project, researched the potential benefits of a city charter in Chicago, and represented her peers on the First-Year Class Council. Alex became involved with Professor Hunt’s Wollstonecraft, Democracy, and Human Rights Research Lab because of her passion for feminism and desire to become more involved with the study of democracy.
Morgan Golden (Notre Dame Class of 2027) is a Political Science major, with minors in Business and Real Estate. She works with Professor Eileen Hunt to transcribe and edit books and manuscripts related to the life and work of Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley. She helped with research and editing for Professor Hunt's 2026 Oxford World's Classics dual bicentennial edition of The Last Man and The Journal of Sorrow, with a focus on transcription and editing of digital scans of the original handwritten manuscript of The Journal of Sorrow. She has worked with Professor Hunt as a Kellogg Developing Researcher since her first year at Notre Dame. She will continue to assist with the work of the Wollstonecraft, Democracy, and Human Rights Research Lab throughout college.
Anna Vavricek (Notre Dame Class of 2028) is a 1st year undergraduate student studying philosophy and mathematics on the pre-law track at the University of Notre Dame. She is a member of the Glynn Family Honors program, and she is pursuing a minor in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Anna serves as secretary for the Notre Dame Folk Choir, one of the principal liturgical choirs on campus. She has been deeply involved with Drawn Back to the Table, the choir’s most recent original musical and performative work. She also volunteers as an assistant teacher for Riverbend Math Circles.