Mary Hays (1759?1843) - The Growth of a Woman''s Mind

List of contents

Contents: Introduction. Part 1 Preludes: Love letters; An age of controversy; Sewing in the next world. Part 2 Promises: Electrical sympathy; The idea of being free; Hazardous experiment. Part 3 The Buried Life: Whirlwind and torrent; I am a Woman; All things become new. Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Gina Luria Walker is Professor of Women's Studies and Director of The New Historia at the The New School in New York City.

Summary

The author's?intellectual history of Hays finally makes the case for her importance as an innovator. She was a feminist thinker who advanced notions of tolerance that included women, an educator who broke new ground for female autodidacts, a philosophical commentator who translated Enlightenment ideas for a burgeoning female audience.

Product details

• Authors: Gina Luria Walker
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780815390459
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-9045-9
• No. of pages: 297
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: general