Feminist theorists
Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, fictional, or philosophical discourse. It aims to understand the nature of gender inequality.
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PhilosophyEnlightenment philosophersEnglish essayistsAtheist philosophersExistentialistsUniversity of Paris alumniWriters from Paris20th-century French philosophersFrench atheistsFrench political philosophersPhilosophers of sexualityEnglish travel writersFormer Roman CatholicsFrench philosophers of educationFrench women philosophers20th-century French novelistsBritish philosophers of educationEnglish feminist writers, English feministsEnglish women novelistsWriters of Gothic fictionBisexual novelistsEnglish philosophersEnglish republicansFrench LGBTQ novelistsFrench feministsFrench literary criticsFrench philosophers of artFrench women novelistsHistorians of the French RevolutionScholars of feminist philosophy18th-century British essayists18th-century British philosophers18th-century English novelists20th-century French women writersBisexual memoiristsBritish women essayistsBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryBurials at St Pancras Old ChurchEnglish UnitariansEnglish educational theoristsEnglish women philosophersFounders of English schools and collegesFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersFrench communistsGerman–English translatorsJerusalem Prize recipientsSocialist feminists18th-century English historians20th-century French memoiristsBisexual women writersCommunist women writersDeaths from pneumonia in France, Prix Goncourt winnersDeaths in childbirthFeminist studies scholarsFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFrench women memoiristsFrench–English translatorsGodwin familyPeople from Somers Town, London
Mary Wollstonecraft
Melvyn Bragg and guests John Mullan, Karen O'Brien and Barbara Taylor discuss the life and ideas of the pioneering British Enlightenment thinker Mary Wollstonecraft.
31 December 2009
Featuring: Karen O'Brien, John Mullan, Barbara Taylor
PhilosophyFrench–English translators18th-century British essayistsPeople from Somers Town, LondonEnglish philosophersEnglish essayistsEnglish women novelistsHistorians of the French RevolutionScholars of feminist philosophyBritish women essayistsEnglish women philosophersBritish philosophers of education18th-century British philosophersEnglish feminist writers, English feminists18th-century English historiansDeaths in childbirthEnglish UnitariansFeminist theorists18th-century English novelistsFounders of English schools and collegesGerman–English translatorsEnlightenment philosophersBurials at St Pancras Old ChurchEnglish educational theoristsEnglish travel writersWriters of Gothic fictionEnglish republicansGodwin family18th centuryFranceSimone de Beauvoir
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Simone de Beauvoir - her work on existentialist ethics, philosophy and literature and her influence on feminism.
22 October 2015
Featuring: Christina Howells, Margaret Atack, Ursula Tidd
PhilosophyDeaths from pneumonia in France, Prix Goncourt winnersFrench philosophers of educationFrench literary criticsFrench women memoiristsPhilosophers of sexualityFeminist studies scholarsBisexual novelistsCommunist women writersSocialist feministsUniversity of Paris alumniBisexual memoiristsFrench feministsScholars of feminist philosophyFormer Roman Catholics20th-century French philosophers20th-century French women writersFrench political philosophersBisexual women writersJerusalem Prize recipientsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryFrench communistsFrench philosophers of art20th-century French novelistsFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFeminist theoristsFrench LGBTQ novelistsWriters from ParisAtheist philosophersFrench women novelists20th-century French memoiristsFrench women philosophersExistentialistsFrench atheists20th centuryFrance