Margaret Frantz

Marge Frantz was my history examiner and changed the way I looked at the world and turned me into a life long social activist. I took her McCarthyism class in 1987 and I've never forgotten it-- truly among the very best classes I took in all my years of school.

I adored Marge and worked with her and her students as the women's studies librarian at UCSC for many years. In fact the first time I met Marge was when I arrived in 1981 and there was a panel on feminism with Marge speaking as the elder feminist!!
Her words of wisdom, honesty and humor as well as her stanch political beliefs will be sorely missed.
My love and condolences go out to Eleanor and Marge's sister, Blanche.

I was a TA for Marge at UCSC, and then when when I got a job at Stanford I invited her to co-teach a class on McCarthyism with me, which we video-recorded (back in the day!) and archived in Green Library. She broadened the education of UCSC students, and simply blew the minds of the more conservative and easily shocked Stanford students. She was such an amazing scholar and mentor; always a thoughtful, brilliant, and surprising interlocutor. The sheer scale of her knowledge and first hand...

Marge was my T.A. for Jack Schaar's American Political Thought class in 1973, during the halcyon days of UCSC's first decade. It was a great class and Marge helped it come alive for me. I remember many wonderful discussions and Marge shared a lot about her life. Later I remember her at many LGBT events in Santa Cruz. I shall miss her very much.

Marge Frantz: so smart, so funny, so full of love and optimism. I remain in awe of her life and dedication to fight the good fight (in a socialist/Quaker kind of way!) As an American Studies major, Marge was central to my UC Santa Cruz experience. Some of the best moments of my student life involve Marge both in and out of the classroom. I was s student in her classes: American history and the senior seminar for American Studies (co-taught by Marge and Jack Schaar). I was honored to TA...

Marge was my first t.a. in John Schaar's class Early American Political Thought & became a lifelong friend. She was a terrific teacher and an amazing person--warm, witty, generous, a reader, easy to laugh, passionately political--with layer upon layer of political and personal experience & wisdom. I've never met anyone remotely like her.

An inspiration and a role model for me always. And just fun to be with. In classes so many years ago.

A remarkable woman I had the pleasure to know .

While in her presence it was hard not to to take notice of her integrity ,humanity, and intelligence.