Whether a Christian Woman Should Be Educated and Other Writings from Her Intellectual Circle

Name: Whether a Christian Woman Should Be Educated and Other Writings from Her Intellectual Circle
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ISBN: 9780226849997

ISBN-10: 0226849996

ISBN-13: 9780226849997

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Authors: Anna Maria Van Schurman, Joyce L. Irwin

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Advocate and exemplar of women's education, female of aristocratic birth and modest demeanor, Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678) was one of Reformation Europe's most renowned writers defending women's intelligence. From her early teens, Schurman garnered recognition and admiration for her accomplishments in languages, philosophy, poetry, and painting. As an adult she actively engaged in written correspondence and debate with Europe's leading intellectuals. Nevertheless, Schurman refused to regard herself as an anomaly among women. A supporter of the female sex, she argues that the same rigorous education that shaped her should be made available to all Christian daughters of the…

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List price: $26.00
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 174
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction to the Series Introduction: Anna Maria van Schurman and Her Intellectual Circle Selections from the Writings of Anna Maria van Schurman A Practical Problem: Whether the Study of Letters Is Fitting for a Christian Woman Correspondence with Andre Rivet on this Question Correspondence with Other Women Eukleria, chapters 1 and 2 Concerning Women Gisbertus Voetius



The Natural Status and Condition of Women



The Secular and Political Status of Women



The Spiritual and Ecclesiastical Status of Women


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