The Birth of Feminism Woman As Intellect in Renaissance Italy and England |
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| Author:
| Ross, Sarah Gwyneth |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-03454-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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Ross demonstrates how the expanding ranks of learned women in the Renaissance era presented the first significant challenge to the traditional definition of "woman" in the West. The Birth of Feminism demonstrates that because of their education, these women laid the foundation for the emancipation of womankind.
Ross demonstrates how the expanding ranks of learned women in the Renaissance era presented the first significant challenge to the traditional definition of "woman" in the West. The Birth of Feminism demonstrates that because of their education, these women laid the foundation for the emancipation of womankind.