
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–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
PhilosophyEnglish travel writersFeminist theorists18th-century British essayists18th-century English novelistsHistorians of the French RevolutionEnglish women philosophersFrench–English translatorsWriters of Gothic fictionEnglish feminist writers, English feministsBurials at St Pancras Old ChurchBritish philosophers of educationGodwin familyBritish women essayists18th-century British philosophersEnglish philosophersDeaths in childbirthGerman–English translatorsPeople from Somers Town, LondonEnglish UnitariansFounders of English schools and collegesEnglish essayistsEnlightenment philosophersEnglish educational theorists18th-century English historiansEnglish republicansScholars of feminist philosophyEnglish women novelistsSimone 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
PhilosophySocialist feministsFrench communistsFrench philosophers of artFeminist theoristsExistentialistsFrench feministsBisexual women writersPhilosophers of sexuality20th-century French memoiristsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersFrench atheistsBurials at Montparnasse Cemetery20th-century French novelistsFormer Roman CatholicsFeminist studies scholarsJerusalem Prize recipientsFrench philosophers of educationFrench political philosophersCommunist women writersBisexual memoiristsDeaths from pneumonia in France, Prix Goncourt winnersFrench women philosophersFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFrench literary criticsAtheist philosophersBisexual novelistsFrench women novelists20th-century French philosophers20th-century French women writersFrench LGBTQ novelistsWriters from ParisUniversity of Paris alumniScholars of feminist philosophy