Hypatia's daughters
Subtitle: fifteen hundred years of women philosophers
By: edited by Linda Lopez McAlister.
Contributors: McAlister, Linda L.
Series: A Hypatia book
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
Subjects: Women philosophers.
Description: This study of women philosophers from the Middle Ages to the 20th century covers a wide spectrum of ideas--from religion, to evolution, to political theory. This volume brings creative women thinkers into mainstream discussions of the history of philosophy. Contributors examine the work of, among others, Hildegard of Bingen, Vicountess Conway, Sor Juana, Mary Wollstonecraft, Hannah Arendt, Angela Davis, and Hypatia herself. --From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.