María Isidra de Guzmán y de la Cerda
The first Spanish woman to earn a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
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Emma Goldman
Russian-born Jewish anarchist, political activist, and writer who greatly influenced anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
Etain Madden
Etain Madden (1939–82) studied philosophy at King’s College, London, and was active in a number of political and feminist causes.
Marguerite Porete
French-speaking mystic and author of The Mirror of Simple Souls, a work of Christian mysticism on the workings of agape (divine love)
Gabrielle Suchon
1600s French philosopher
Frances Wright
First woman to write a serious book about America; first person to set up an experimental colony, Nashoba near Memphis, with the object of enabling enslaved people to work for their freedom; first woman to co-edit a newspaper in America, first female public orator in America.
Concepción Arenal
Spanish publicist and social worker
Manuela Sanz de Santamaría
Colombian scholar and writer
Anna Maria Van Schurman
Dutch painter, engraver, poet, classical scholar, philosopher, and feminist writer known for her exceptional learning and her defense of female education.
Juana Inés de la Cruz
Mexican writer and poet