Women Thinkers in Antiquity and the Middle Ages - SD

A look at letters ascribed to early female Pythagoreans and a discussion of Diotima and Aspasia, who appear as speakers ... Read more

To better understand the context within which ancient and medieval women lived and thought, we examine ideas about women... Read more

A number of late antique texts depict women engaged in philosophical debate, including the pagan martyr, mathematician, ... Read more

We turn from ancient European culture to ancient India, and discuss the presentation of women sages in the Upanisads and... Read more

The role of women intellectuals in Islam, focusing on the medieval period: the role of women in transmitting religious k... Read more

Two great women philosophers of the twelfth century: Heloise, the student and lover of Peter Abelard, and the visionary ... Read more

In this episode we learn about the writings of Mechthild of Magdeburg and Hadewijch, Beguine mystics who wrote respectiv... Read more

The most daring woman medieval philosopher was Marguerite Porete, whose teachings in her Mirror of Simple Souls led to h... Read more

In this episode we examine late medieval English mysticism as a context for the work of the famous anchorite Julian of N... Read more

The series ends with a look at Christine de Pizan and her response to misogynistic medieval literature, focusing especia... Read more