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From a bold new voice in nonfiction, an exhilarating account of the lives and works of influential 17th and 18th century feminist philosophers Mary Wollstonecraft and her predecessors who have been written out of history, and a searing look at the author’s experience of patriarchy and sexism in academia As a young woman growing up in small-town Iowa, Regan Penaluna daydreamed about the big questions: Who are we and what is this strange world w...

A timely critique investigating how four women philosophers persevered in a field that often suppressed and disregarded the insights of female thinkers.

· Rivetingly and accessibly told, this book blends memoir with biography to give us fascinating accounts of lost feminist philosophers as well as a current look at ongoing sexism in academia. Although serious in subject matter, Penaluna's honesty, storytelling, and humor make this a page turning read· Though the book centers on four 17th and 18th century feminist philosophers in particular? Mary Astell, Damaris Masham, Catharine Cockburn, and ...

A timely critique investigating how four women philosophers persevered in a field that often suppressed and disregarded the insights of female thinkers.