New book alert🚨 Geertje Bol's Partisan Virtue is out online! The book offers a timely defence of partisanship by turning to two 18th century women—Astell &Macaulay—for whom parties were a vehicle for political participation. So excited to dig into this! academic.oup.com/book/62949

Partisan Virtue: The Politics of Inclusion in Eighteenth-Century Women’s Political Thought

Abstract. Partisan Virtue recovers an overlooked tradition of thinking about partisanship in the political thought of two eighteenth-century women writers

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Now online! Valentina Altopiedi (Università di Torino) reviews "A Republic of Sympathy: Sophie de Grouchy's Politics and Philosophy, 1785–1815" (@universitypress.cambridge.org, 2024) by Kathleen McCrudden Illert www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Another inspiring workshop! We explored women’s contributions to liberalism, republicanism, conservatism, and socialism—and how these often marginalized perspectives reshape our understanding of these political traditions. Many thanks to all the wonderful participants!

Very excited to share the program for our upcoming workshop 'Women Across Traditions in Political Thought'! 🎉 How have women thinkers reshaped and subverted political traditions such as liberalism, republicanism, and conservatism? Join us to explore these questions. womeninhpt.com/program

Join CRISPI tomorrow for the second instalment of the Ideas and Ideologies speaker series Geertje Bol (Ghent University) will be presenting 'Women and the Double Standard of Ambition' Session starts at 5pm on MS Teams - register your attendance 🔗 tinyurl.com/53d4f6bh

This will be excellent — “Partisan Virtue” by Geertje Bol @whpt.bsky.social 👇 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Excited to share my new article! I argue that Judith Drake’s (1696) case for women’s inclusion rests less on claims about the "unsexed mind" and more on her keen insight into the sociopolitical transformations of her time. @polityalsberuf.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Another excellent piece by Geertje Bol @whpt.bsky.social 👇 www.the-tls.com/philosophy/c...

The erasure of women philosophers

Eileen O’Neill’s foundational article “Disappearing Ink: Early modern women philosophers and their fate in history” (1998) was revelatory for me as a

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Reviewed the excellent “Erased” by @whitproject.bsky.social together with Geertje Bol @whpt.bsky.social in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social #HistIR lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-a...

Today we wrapped up our 1st WHPT Conference – a fabulous gathering! Thanks to our wonderful contributors for inspiring papers: @abbsleblanc.bsky.social @tmbejan.bsky.social @torreyj.bsky.social @maryjomacdonald.bsky.social @sophiecardin.bsky.social @rosscarroll.bsky.social

What a wonderful start to the WHPT conference this morning in Ghent, with panels on Jewish political thought and women and gender in celestial worlds. Excited for what's to come!

Very excited to share the program of the upcoming WHPT conference! It promises to be a wonderful couple of days, and we cannot wait! @maryjomacdonald.bsky.social @sophiecardin.bsky.social @abbsleblanc.bsky.social @rosscarroll.bsky.social @tmbejan.bsky.social

New from Mary Jo MacDonald: "Acknowledging Sexual Equality: Hobbes's and Cavendish's Amazons" in Hobbes Studies brill.com/view/journal...

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"Before we heed calls for political friendship, then, we would do well to consider the critique of political friendship of an early feminist, and her bold embrace of political enmity." Check out Geertje Bol's new paper 'Mary Astell Against Political Friendship' in History of Political Thought!

'Inherent to du Châtelet’s rejection of disciples and followers was a suspicion of male geniuses.' Geertje Bol on a philosopher dismissed by men as Voltaire’s mistress

A philosopher dismissed by men as Voltaire’s mistress

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Delighted to share the programme for the upcoming "Monsters and Domesticity" workshop at the University of Jyväskylä.

Last chance –– deadline is today!

Women in the History of Political Thought@whpt.bsky.social · 2y ago

One week left to apply for the 2025 Women in the History of Political Thought conference –– to take place at this lovely monastery in the middle of Ghent (as if you needed more reasons to apply!) For more info and the CfP see womeninhpt.com/call-for-pap...

One week left to apply for the 2025 Women in the History of Political Thought conference –– to take place at this lovely monastery in the middle of Ghent (as if you needed more reasons to apply!) For more info and the CfP see womeninhpt.com/call-for-pap...

There is still time to apply! Deadline is January 24th.

Women in the History of Political Thought@whpt.bsky.social · 2y ago

Delighted to share our call for papers for the 2025 Women in the History of Political Thought conference. We welcome papers related to women's contributions to political thought. We look forward to receiving your submissions! womeninhpt.com

Delighted to share our call for papers for the 2025 Women in the History of Political Thought conference. We welcome papers related to women's contributions to political thought. We look forward to receiving your submissions! womeninhpt.com