LEADER 01567nam 2200361 a 4500001 99125356972606421 005 20200520144314.0 006 m o d | 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 090210s2009 mau ob 001 0 eng^^ 015 GBA978967 |2bnb 016 7 |z015346751 |2Uk 020 0-674-26685-4 020 0-674-05453-9 035 (CKB)2670000000040588 035 (OCoLC)649915918 035 (CaPaEBR)ebrary10400472 035 (SSID)ssj0000412924 035 (PQKBManifestationID)11277853 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412924 035 (PQKBWorkID)10369285 035 (PQKB)10238561 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC3300796 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL3300796 035 (CaPaEBR)ebr10400472 035 (OCoLC)654443161 035 (EXLCZ)992670000000040588 040 MiAaPQ |beng |erda |epn |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 041 eng 043 e-it--- 050 4 HQ1641 |b.R68 2009 082 0 305.42/09/42 |222 100 1 Ross, Sarah Gwyneth, |d1975- 245 14 The birth of feminism : |bwoman as intellect in Renaissance Italy and England / |cSarah Gwyneth Ross. 250 1st ed. 260 Cambridge, Mass. : |bHarvard University Press, |c2009. 300 1 online resource (416 p.) 336 text |btxt 337 computer |bc 338 online resource |bcr 500 Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 546 English 520 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. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 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. 650 0 Feminism |zItaly |xHistory. 650 0 Feminism |zEngland |xHistory. 650 0 Women and literature |zItaly |xHistory. 650 0 Women and literature |zEngland |xHistory. 776 |z0-674-03454-6 906 BOOK