Women in Philosophy

The Fantasy of Normalcy: Neoliberalism, the Family, and the New Right

by Cinzia Arruzza In a comment published in New York Magazine in 2018, Andrew Sullivan warns the LGBT movement against its leftist “excesses,” which run...

The Assisted Reproduction of Race

by Camisha Russell In 2009, I was just starting to outline what would become my first book, The Assisted Reproduction of Race. I wanted to...

Monnica, The Patron Saint of Mothers of Disappointing Children (i.e. Philosophers)

by Patricia Grosse The first mention of St. Monnica in Stephen Greenblatt’s The New Yorker article “How St. Augustine Invented Sex” occurs in the second...

Women in Philosophy: Cramblett, Race, Disability, and Liberatory Politics

by Desiree Valentine In October of 2014, news outlets began reporting on a case of a lesbian couple suing a sperm bank for receiving the...

Women in Philosophy: Neocolonialism’s Anxieties? Schooling Women of Color

by Falguni A. Sheth A number of news stories have appeared recently about self-appointed authorities who have taken it upon themselves to educate Black women...

Women in Philosophy: Using the Feminist Theory Archive

In March 2017, Marianne Hirsch delivered a keynote lecture for the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University’s Archives Make...

Women in Philosophy: Joan Callahan (1946-2019)

by Kate Norlock We note with sadness the death of Joan Callahan (1946-2019). Joan was Emerita Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kentucky. She...

Women in Philosophy: Feeling Whole: Recovering from Pregnancy and Childbirth

by Sara Protasi On the day I am writing this post, my youngest child turns three. It’s been three years since I birthed her, and...

Women in Philosophy: Who Cares About Women in the History of Philosophy?

by Sarah Tyson The place of women in the history of philosophy tends to be most interesting to people who already have an interest in...

Women in Philosophy: Philosophy for Pre-College Students

by Zoe Lawson On Friday, April 19th, the Philosophy Outreach Project, POP, held the second annual Conference for Pre-College Philosophical Engagement, or CPPE, at Ball...