Famous Feministic Females

Gargi, something between 750 and 500 B.C., together with Yagnavalkya the most famous author of the Upanishads.

Eriphilia, ?-?, babylonian prophet

Theano, about 6th or 5th century B.C., leaded the pythagoreen shool of philosophy after the death of Pythagoras, her daughters Mya, Arignote and Damo also became philosophers, the last of them becoming the new leader of the shool, having a daughter Bitale who also published as philosopher. Other pythagoreen philosophers were Timycha, Phintys and Periktyone.

Aspasia, 460-401 B.C., hedonistic philosophy with influence on Anaxagoras, Archimedes, Sophokles and Sokrates. Her philosophy was also discussed by Aishines, Xenophon and Plato.

Hipparchia, 360-280, forced her parents to allow her to marry the kynic philosopher Krates who owned nothing but his shirt. Both were famous for having intercourse in public. She also defeated Theodoros on a sophisma contest.

Arete, 4th ventury B.C., daughter of Laïs and Aristipp, head of the kyreanic shool, published about 40 books about hedonistic philosophy, together with books about biographies, education, history, feminism and biology.

Leontion, 342-271, head of the epicureen shool after the death of Epicur, also wrote erotic novels besides her philosophic writings, famous for her disputation with the aristotelian philosopher Theophrast about woman's liberation.

Christine de Pizan, 1365-1429/30, wrote love poems and other lyrics and essays about ethical, historical, philosophical and theological problems. Her biography of Karl V made her famous. She also wrote the "Book of the City of Women", a large collection of famous women [and still kept in stock, at least in german, as "Buch von der Stadt der Frauen", München 1990], in which she argues against Jean de Meun and his misogyn views, compared with the discussion between Leontion and Theophrast by Jean de Montreuil. The disput between them started the so-called "Querelle des Femmes".

Accorsa Accoro, 13th century, professor for philosophy in Bologna, probably the first female professor for philosophy since ancient time.

Laura Cereta, 1469-1499, started to teach moral philosophy, classical literature and Theologie, later started to study Mathematics to be able to investigate the celestrial movements; was a rather radical feminist.

Moderata Fonte, 1555-1512, wrote "Merito delle Donne", contains new interpretation of the Genesis: "As god created man, she was only practising".

Lucretia Marinella, 1571-1655, "Le Nobiltà et Eccelenze delle Donne et i Difetti e Mancamenti degli Huomini".

Lady Anne Conway, 1631-1679, invented the concept of the monads which later became famous with Leibnitz.

Maria Gaetana Agnesi, 1718-1799, wrote about philosophy, logic, mechanic, celestrial mechanic and gravitation theory.

Laura Maria Catharina Bassi, 1711-1778, professor for philosophy at Bologna with 21, wrote also poems and a famous book about experimental physics.

...and many, many more, like Mary Wollstonecraft or Sophie Germain or Harriet Hardy Taylor-Mill or...
Please note that this list is rather incomplete: I mentioned only those who seemed to be important and originell, and also, many names got lost during history; for ancient times, Apollonias the Stoic and the philosopher Philochorus both independently wrote books just about female philosophers, but unfortunatly, their books also got lost, together with estimated 60-120 names of philosophers.

The pictures are taken from the internet, therefor, the similarity may some times be poor.


	Gargi, something between 750 and 500 B.C., together with Yagnavalkya the most famous author of the Upanishads.
Eriphilia, ?-?, babylonian prophet
	Theano, about 6th or 5th century B.C., leaded the pythagoreen shool of philosophy after the death of Pythagoras, her daughters Mya, Arignote and Damo also became philosophers, the last of them becoming the new leader of the shool, having a daughter Bitale who also published as philosopher. Other pythagoreen philosophers were Timycha, Phintys and Periktyone.
Aspasia, 460-401 B.C., hedonistic philosophy with influence on Anaxagoras, Archimedes, Sophokles and Sokrates. Her philosophy was also discussed by Aishines, Xenophon and Plato.
	Hipparchia, 360-280, forced her parents to allow her to marry the kynic philosopher Krates who owned nothing but his shirt. Both were famous for having intercourse in public. She also defeated Theodoros on a sophisma contest.
Arete, 4th ventury B.C., daughter of Laïs and Aristipp, head of the kyreanic shool, published about 40 books about hedonistic philosophy, together with books about biographies, education, history, feminism and biology.
	Leontion, 342-271, head of the epicureen shool after the death of Epicur, also wrote erotic novels besides her philosophic writings, famous for her disputation with the aristotelian philosopher Theophrast about woman's liberation.
Christine de Pizan, 1365-1429/30, wrote love poems and other lyrics and essays about ethical, historical, philosophical and theological problems. Her biography of Karl V made her famous. She also wrote the "Book of the City of Women", a large collection of famous women [and still kept in stock, at least in german, as "Buch von der Stadt der Frauen", München 1990], in which she argues against Jean de Meun and his misogyn views, compared with the discussion between Leontion and Theophrast by Jean de Montreuil. The disput between them started the so-called "Querelle des Femmes".
	Accorsa Accoro, 13th century, professor for philosophy in Bologna, probably the first female professor for philosophy since ancient time.
Laura Cereta, 1469-1499, started to teach moral philosophy, classical literature and Theologie, later started to study Mathematics to be able to investigate the celestrial movements; was a rather radical feminist.
	Moderata Fonte, 1555-1512, wrote "Merito delle Donne", contains new interpretation of the Genesis: "As god created man, she was only practising".
Lucretia Marinella, 1571-1655, "Le Nobiltà et Eccelenze delle Donne et i Difetti e Mancamenti degli Huomini".
	Lady Anne Conway, 1631-1679, invented the concept of the monads which later became famous with Leibnitz.
Maria Gaetana Agnesi, 1718-1799, wrote about philosophy, logic, mechanic, celestrial mechanic and gravitation theory.
	Laura Maria Catharina Bassi, 1711-1778, professor for philosophy at Bologna with 21, wrote also poems and a famous book about experimental physics.