02439nam 2200613 a 450 991081146680332120240416152756.00-674-26685-40-674-05453-9(CKB)2670000000040588(OCoLC)649915918(CaPaEBR)ebrary10400472(SSID)ssj0000412924(PQKBManifestationID)11277853(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412924(PQKBWorkID)10369285(PQKB)10238561(MiAaPQ)EBC3300796(Au-PeEL)EBL3300796(CaPaEBR)ebr10400472(OCoLC)654443161(EXLCZ)99267000000004058820090210d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe birth of feminism woman as intellect in Renaissance Italy and England /Sarah Gwyneth Ross1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20091 online resource (416 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-03454-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Her father's daughter -- Household academies in Venice and London -- The biographical tradition -- Models of feminist argument -- Learned wives and mothers in italy -- Collaborative marriages in Britain -- Discourses of equality and rights -- Conclusion.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.FeminismItalyHistoryFeminismEnglandHistoryWomen and literatureItalyHistoryWomen and literatureEnglandHistoryFeminismHistory.FeminismHistory.Women and literatureHistory.Women and literatureHistory.305.42/09/42Ross Sarah Gwyneth1975-1598641MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811466803321The birth of feminism3921001UNINA