
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 philosophersWriters from ParisExistentialistsFrench atheistsPhilosophers of sexualityUniversity of Paris alumni20th-century French philosophersFrench political philosophersEnglish travel writersFrench women philosophers20th-century French novelistsBritish philosophers of educationEnglish feminists, English feminist writersEnglish women novelistsFormer Roman CatholicsFrench philosophers of educationWriters of Gothic fictionEnglish philosophersEnglish republicansFrench LGBTQ novelistsFrench feministsFrench literary criticsFrench women novelistsHistorians of the French RevolutionScholars of feminist philosophy18th-century British essayists18th-century British philosophers18th-century English novelists20th-century French women writersBisexual novelistsBritish women essayistsBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryEnglish UnitariansEnglish educational theoristsEnglish women philosophersFounders of English schools and collegesFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersFrench communistsFrench philosophers of artGerman–English translatorsJerusalem Prize recipientsSocialist feminists18th-century English historians20th-century French memoiristsBisexual memoirists, Bisexual women writersBurials at St Pancras Old ChurchCommunist women writersDeaths in childbirthFeminist studies scholarsFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFrench–English translatorsGodwin familyPeople from Somers Town, LondonPrix Goncourt winners, Deaths from pneumonia in France
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
PhilosophyEnlightenment philosophersEnglish essayistsEnglish travel writersWriters of Gothic fictionEnglish women novelistsBritish philosophers of educationScholars of feminist philosophyHistorians of the French RevolutionEnglish philosophersEnglish republicansEnglish women philosophersEnglish UnitariansFounders of English schools and collegesGerman–English translators18th-century British philosophersEnglish educational theoristsBritish women essayists18th-century English novelists18th-century British essayistsBurials at St Pancras Old Church18th-century English historiansDeaths in childbirthFrench–English translatorsFeminist theoristsPeople from Somers Town, LondonGodwin familyEnglish feminists, English feminist writersSimone 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
PhilosophyAtheist philosophersWriters from ParisFrench atheistsUniversity of Paris alumniPhilosophers of sexualityExistentialistsFrench political philosophers20th-century French philosophersFrench women philosophersFrench philosophers of education20th-century French novelistsFormer Roman CatholicsScholars of feminist philosophyFrench feministsFrench women novelistsFrench LGBTQ novelistsFrench literary critics20th-century French women writersBisexual novelistsBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryFrench communistsJerusalem Prize recipientsFrench philosophers of artSocialist feministsFeminist studies scholarsCommunist women writers20th-century French memoiristsFeminist theoristsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersBisexual memoirists, Bisexual women writersPrix Goncourt winners, Deaths from pneumonia in FranceFrench Marxists, French anti-war activists