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Three Cartesian feminist treatises / Francois Poullain de La Barre ; introductions and annotations by Marcelle Maistre Welch ; translation by Vivien Bosley.
De Gruyter University of Chicago Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Poulain de La Barre, François, 1647-1723.
- Series:
- Other voice in early modern Europe.
- The other voice in early modern Europe
- Standardized Title:
- Treatises. English. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Early works to 1800.
- Women.
- Equality--Early works to 1800.
- Equality.
- Women's rights--Early works to 1800.
- Women's rights.
- Women--Education--Early works to 1800.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (369 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- One of the most radical feminist theorists in Europe before the nineteenth century, François Poullain de la Barre (1647-1723) was a man way ahead of his time. Applying Cartesian principles to "the Woman Question," Poullain demonstrated by rational deduction that the supposedly "self-evident" inequality of the sexes was nothing more than unfounded prejudice. Poullain published three books (anonymously) on this topic in the 1670's, all of which are included in English translation in this volume. In On the Equality of the Two Sexes he argued that the supposedly "natural" inferiority of women was culturally produced. To help women recognize and combat this prejudice, Poullain advocated a modern, enlightened feminine education in On the Education of Ladies. Finally, since his contemporaries largely ignored Poullain's writings, he offered a rebuttal to his own arguments in On the Excellence of Men-a rebuttal that he promptly countered, strengthening his original positions. A truly modern feminist, Poullain laid the intellectual groundwork for the women's liberation movement centuries before it happened.
- Contents:
- On the equality of the two sexes
- On the education of ladies
- On the excellence of men : preface and remarks.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-326) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611125998
- 9781281125996
- 1281125997
- 9780226676555
- 0226676552
- OCLC:
- 437248288
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