Sexual Politics in the Enlightenment constitutes the first book-length feminist study of Rousseau's sexual politics and the reception of his works by women read

Explores the way seven women writers of the eighteenth century responded to Rousseau, and traces his crucial influence on their literary careers.

This edited collection showcases the contribution of women to the development of political ideas during the Enlightenment, and presents an alternative to the ma

This edited collection showcases the contribution of women to the development of political ideas during the Enlightenment, and presents an alternative to the ma

Blending biography, gender theory, and political analysis, Gunther-Canada charts Mary Wollstonecraft's transformation from female reader to pioneer feminist aut