Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
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4.5 stars!!!
This was a very well written and interesting look into the women of philosophy. The author did a very good job sprinkling in her own experiences throughout telling the life stories of these four woman, who I have regretfully never heard of before. It was very interesting to learn about these women and how they viewed the world through a philosophical lens. Sometimes over a hundred years before what most women consider the Women's Rights Movement, these women throughout Europe were speaking up about what a “woman's place” should be and how women were being treated as stupid and good for nothing but motherhood/being a wife. One woman in particular, who was very “traditional” was very upfront with her idea that a woman should only become a mother and/or a wife if that's what she wants for herself, and that men have no place to force that on them. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and wish it was longer! I'm definitely going to be on the look out for anything Regan writes in the future because I'm sure it will be this incredible mix of history and her personal journey of love, motherhood, and philosophy.
Thank you to Grove Atlantic, Grove Press, and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.
Just really was not feeling it. Wasn't very interested in the topic, found it hard to pay attention to.