About the Book:”I think many people would find it a useful resource, both in terms of information on particular philosophers and as a point of inspiration for designing courses that incorporate the work of women philosophers. . . . I expect I will refer individual students to this book as a resource for their own work and I will consult it in designing future courses.” Teaching Philosophy”With intelligence and agility, the writers [present] female thinkers who influenced the famous (male) philosophers of their respective ages. This should become a standard text in both philosophy and women’s studies classes and will have great appeal to lay readers as well. Highly recommended.” Library JournalThis study of women philosophers from the Middle Ages to the 20th century covers a wide spectrum of ideasfrom religion, to evolution, to political theory. This unique 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.Table of Contents: IntroductionLinda Lopez McAlisterA Christian Martyr in ReverseHypatia: 370-415 A.D.Ursule MolinaroFinding Bits and Pieces of HypatiaMary Ellen WaitheHildegard of Bingen: A New Twelfth Century Woman Philosopher?Helen J. JohnA Woman’s Thought or a Man’s Discipline: The Letters of Abelard and HeloiseAndrea NyeChristine de Pisan and Thomas HobbesKaren GreenPolity and Prudence: The Ethics of Elisabeth, Princess Palatine Andrea NyeAnne Viscountess Conway: A Seventeenth Century RationalistJane DuranSor Juana’s Feminism: From Aristotle to IrigarayDonald BeggsDamaris Cudworth Masham: A Seventeenth Century Feminist PhilosopherLois FrankelSome Aspects of the Philosophy of Catharine TrotterMartha Brandt BoltonNow Foolish Then Wise: Belle van Zuylen’s Game with Sexual IdentityJoke J. HermsenReason and Sensibility: The Ideal of Women’s Self-Governance in the Writings of Mary WollstonecraftCatriona MackenzieAnna Doyle Wheeler (17851848): Philosopher, Socialist, FeministMargaret McFadden”The Lot of Gifted Ladies Is Hard:” A Study of Harriet Taylor Mill CriticismJo Ellen JacobsEvolutionary Theory in the Social Philosophy of Charlotte Perkins GilmanMaureen EganEdith Stein’s Philosophy of Woman and of Women’s EducationMary Catharine Baseheart, s.c.n.Hannah Arendt, Feminism, and the Politics of Alterity: “What Will We lose If We Win?”Joanne Cutting-GrayAngela DavisBlanche Radford-Curry and Judith GreenNotes on ContributorsIndex