Title Three Cartesian feminist treatises / François Poullain de La Barre ; introductions and annotations by Marcelle Maistre Welch ; translation by Vivien Bosley.

Publication Info.	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2002]
	©2002

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Description	1 online resource (xxvii, 339 pages).
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	The other voice in early modern Europe
	Other voice in early modern Europe.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-326) and index.
Contents	On the equality of the two sexes -- On the education of ladies -- On the excellence of men : preface and remarks.
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', he 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 1670s, all of which are included in English translation in this volume.
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Subject	Women -- Early works to 1800.
	Women.
Chronological Term	Early works to 1800
Subject	Equality -- Early works to 1800.
	Equality.
	Women's rights -- Early works to 1800.
	Women's rights.
	Women -- Education -- Early works to 1800.
	Women -- Education.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Early works.
Subject	Women.
	Womyn.
Added Author	Maistre Welch, Marcelle.
	Bosley, Vivien, 1937-
Added Title	Treatises. Selections. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002106858
Other Form:	Print version: Poulain de La Barre, François, 1647-1723. Treatises. English. Selections. Three Cartesian feminist treatises. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2002 0226676536 (DLC) 2002028639 (OCoLC)50251985
ISBN	9780226676555 (electronic book)
	0226676552 (electronic book)
	9780226676531 (cloth)
	0226676536 (cloth)

Title Three Cartesian feminist treatises / François Poullain de La Barre ; introductions and annotations by Marcelle Maistre Welch ; translation by Vivien Bosley.

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