Women in Political Theory

Jane Duran is a Lecturer in Black Studies at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California at Santa Barbara, USA. She is author of Women, Philosophy and Literature; Eight Women Philosophers; Philosophies of Science: Feminist Theories; Towards a Feminist Epistemology; Worlds of Knowing; Knowledge in Context; and Epistemics.

’A tour de force handling a complex task. Jane Duran’s insightful explication of the works of five political thinkers, apropos attention to their contemporary political milieus and to current global environments, shows an astute familiarity with existing scholarship. She makes a carefully argued case that these women’s works deserve to be in the canon of political philosophy.’ Therese B. Dykeman, formerly Fairfield University, USA ’Duran’s insightful contribution to political feminist theory adds immeasurably to our appreciation of often-overlooked female philosophers. By placing them in richly-informed contexts of better-known political and philosophical thought, Duran persuasively demonstrates the significance of feminists in addressing today’s compelling challenges. She admirably tackles thorny questions to advance the dialogue, especially whether there even is a female perspective on politics.’ Julie C. Van Camp, California State University, Long Beach, USA 'Women in Political Theory by Jane Duran is a dense body of work that unpacks the contribution of five diverse women to the field of political philosophy. Whilst it may seem like a given that women are active in the discipline in 2014, Duran reminds us that women theorists began putting their thoughts to paper much earlier, and made invaluable inroads regarding the issues that affect women of all demographics today.' LSE Review of Books

• Preface; Part I Commencing the Project; Chapter 1 An Overview; Part II Nineteenth-Century Thought; Chapter 2 Sarah Grimké and Politics; Chapter 3 The Feminist Grimké; Chapter 4 Anna Julia Cooper and Color; Chapter 5 Cooper, Gender, and Politics; Part III Politics and the Twentieth Century; Chapter 6 Jane Addams’s Work; Chapter 7 Reading Addams and Feminism; Chapter 8 Radicalism and Luxemburg; Chapter 9 A New Look at Luxemburg; Chapter 10 Arendt as Philosopher; Chapter 11 Women and Arendt; Part IV Final Views; Chapter 12 Concluding the Project;