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The Contest for Knowledge

Debates over Women's Learning in Eighteenth-Century Italy

The Contest for Knowledge( )
Author: Agnesi, Maria Gaetana
Faini, Diamante Medaglia
Savini de' Rossi, Aretafila
Accademia de' Ricovrati, Accademia de'
Translator: Messbarger, Rebecca
Findlen, Paula
Series title:The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto Ser.
ISBN:978-0-226-01055-7
Publication Date:May 2005
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $52.95
Book Description:

At a time when women were generally excluded from scholarly discourse in the intellectual centers of Europe, four extraordinary female letterate proved their parity as they lectured in prominent scientific and literary academies and published in respected journals.

Book Details
Pages:208
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Women's Studies
Education / General
History / Europe / Italy
Social Science / Sociology / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 x 1.524 cm
Book Weight:0.341 Kilograms



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