This book examines a pivotal moment in the history of science and women’s place in it. Meredith Ray offers the first in-depth study and complete English trans

• This book offers an engaging, well-researched introduction to the influential female figures who helped lay the foundations of Renaissance culture, making i

The first comprehensive guide to women's promotion and use of textual culture, in manuscript and print, in Renaissance Italy.

Gives accurate and reliable summaries of the current state of research. It includes entries on philosophers, problems, terms, historical periods, subjects and t

This book sheds light on the originality and historical significance of women’s philosophical, moral, political and scientific ideas in Italy and early modern