Author Archives: Sandrine Berges

Christine de Pizan and the Querelle de Femmes: perspectives on the History of Philosophy Call for proposals   November 20th-22th. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS Porto Alegre, Brazil Keynote speakers:  Karen Green (University of Melbourne), Sabrina Ebbersmeyer … Continue reading →

MARGARET CAVENDISH AT 400 A conference to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the birth of Margaret Cavendish Mansfield College, University of Oxford FREE REGISTRATION – email: paul.lodge@mansfield.ox.ac.uk Friday 14th July 2.00-3.15 ‘Cavendish on Music’, Daniel Whiting (University of Southampton)3.30-4.45 ‘Cavendish, Glanvill, … Continue reading →

I was asked by Shepherd.com to create a page with five of my favourite books on a topic of my choice. So of course I picked women philosophers. But I had a hard time choosing just five even among the … Continue reading →

Kemal Payza created a contemporary dance which includes a choreography to Diotima’s speech in the Symposium. You can view the video here. Below is the description from YouTube and links to program and other related materials: “This is a contemporary … Continue reading →

Date: Thursday 13 April, 2pm. Place : King’s College London, Bush House SE 1.08. Registration: there’s no need to register but you should email Alan Coffee (alan.coffee@kcl.ac.uk) so that he can give you name to the reception desk.  Title:  Womanly … Continue reading →

CALL FOR PAPERSSpecial Issue of Australasian Journal of Logic on Women in/and Logic https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/ajl/announcement/view/2 Recent research has shown that many academic disciplines, mathematics and philosophy included, suffer from a problematic gender imbalance, with women disproportionately underrepresented in publications, academic positions, and in the … Continue reading →

Job Type: Voluntary Category: Media and Communications Sector: Charity Job Description – BRINGING HUMAN RIGHTS ALIVE!  The Wollstonecraft Society www.wollstonecraftsociety.org is a registered charity bringing Mary Wollstonecraft’s legacy of human rights, equality and justice into young people’s lives. Wollstonecraft herself overcame limited education and … Continue reading →

On June 7-9 2023 the Research and Teaching Unit Political Theory of Humboldt University of Berlin hosts a hybrid conference on “Rewriting the History of Political Thought from the Margins” at Jacob‐und‐Wilhelm‐Grimm‐Zentrum.  Rewriting the History of Political Thought from the … Continue reading →

Sylvia Duverger and a few others have put together a petition to Macron, asking him to add Olympe de Gouges to the Pantheon. Please add your name to the hundreds already there, and help persuade the French president! Send an … Continue reading →

Celebrate International Women’s Day by downloading free books from the Cambridge Elements Series on women in the history of philosophy!