Women Philosophers Volume I: Education and Activism in Nineteenth-Century America

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Illuminating a significant moment in the development of both American and feminist philosophical history, this study explores the experience and work of the women of the early American idealist movement. Beginning in St. Louis, Missouri in 1858, it became more influential as women joined and contributed to its development. Many of these women were pioneers in education and were expanding women’s role in it as teachers and scholars. Some were also ardent feminists. Chief among them were Susan E. Blow, Anna C. Brackett, Grace C. Bibb, Ellen M. Mitchell, Lucia Ames Mead, Caroline E. Sherman, and May Wright Sewall. Providing new insights into the work of the core group of women thinkers, this volume includes new information about women who became associated with the movement as it expanded and developed offshoots in other parts of the nation. This includes the origins of the philosophical-idealist roots of their pacifist thought and activism, apparent in their writings and speeches, and the neo-Hegelian movement. Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface and acknowlegments About the cover Chapter 1: Introduction: Women, Diversity, and Philosophyin North America The Project Criteria for Inclusion Historical Context The Origins of Philosophical Idealism in North America Women in This Volume Chapter 2: Pedagogy, Philosophy, and “Spiritual Motherhood”: Susan Blow, Mary Church Terrell, Josephine Silone Yates, Emma Johnson Goulette Introduction Conclusion Chapter 3: Feminist Philosophers/Educators: Anna Brackett, Grace Bibb,Fanny Jackson Coppin, Ana Roqué Anna Callender Brackett Grace C. Bibb Fanny Jackson Coppin “Hints” on Teaching Cultural Insights in Africa Women and Culture/Difference in Canada Normal Schools and Feminist Pedagogy in Mexico Ana Roqué de Duprey Conclusion Chapter 4: Audacious Women!—Four Independent Scholars: Margaret Mercer, Maria Stewart, Pauline Johnson, Ellen Mitchell Margaret Mercer Maria Stewart Pauline Johnson Ellen Mitchell Conclusion Chapter 5: Feminist Activists/Theorists: Lucia Ames Mead, Jane Addams,Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Luisa Capetillo Lucia Ames Mead Jane Addams Ida B. Wells-Barnett Luisa Capetillo Conclusion Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Manuscript Collections Notes Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 References Index