Whether a Christian Woman Should Be Educated and Other Writings from Her Intellectual Circle

by Anna Maria van Schurman

Book Overview

Advocate and exemplar of women's education, female of aristocratic birth and modest demeanor, Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678) was one of Reformation Europe's most renowned writers defending women's intelligence. From her early teens, Schurman garnered recognition and admiration for her accomplishments in languages, philosophy, poetry, and painting. As an adult she actively engaged in written correspondence and debate with Europe's leading intellectuals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226849996
• ISBN13: 9780226849997
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"