The philosophical foundations of women’s rights: a new history, 1600-1750

这个项目旨在表明，妇女权利的历史比以前认为的要长得多，也要丰富得多。人们普遍认为，妇女权利的概念最早出现于18世纪后期。该项目希望通过调查1600年至1750年在笛卡尔主义兴起的背景下，英国和欧洲呼吁承认女性尊严、价值、高贵和卓越（与权利同源的概念）的文本，产生对女权主义历史的新理解。预期的结果是，人们对哲学史上持久的女权主义传统有了更大的认识。预期的社会效益包括公众对女权主义历史和哲学中的女性的看法的转变。

This project aims to show that the history of women’s rights is much longer and richer than previously thought. There is a common perception that the notion of women’s rights first emerged in the late eighteenth century. This project expects to generate a new understanding of feminist history by investigating texts calling for the recognition of women’s dignity, worth, nobility, and excellence (cognate concepts to rights) in England and Europe from 1600 to 1750, against the backdrop of the rise of Cartesianism. The anticipated outcome is greater awareness of an enduring feminist tradition within the history of philosophy. The expected social benefits include a shift in public thinking about feminist history and women in philosophy.