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Mary Wollstonecraft by New York University Press 1989

Aphra Behn: there are two series of Behn's works in print. Unfortunately only some of her works are still available from Ayers Co.

Works of Aphra Behn by Ayer Co.

Works of Aphra Behn by Ohio State University Press

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SERIES: Multiple authors

Classics of Western Spirituality by Pauli Press

The Early Modern Englishwoman - A Facsimile Library of Essential Works, Printed Writings, 1500-1640, Part I by Scolar Press The Early Modern Englishwoman - A Facsimile Library of Essential Works, Printed Writings, 1500-1640, Part II by Scolar Press (due out in Sept 1999) The Early Modern Englishwoman - A Facsimile Library of Essential Works, Printed Writings, 1641 - 1700 (not yet published)
Essential Works for the Study of Early Modern Women
Manuscript Writings

Other Voices by University of Chicago Press Absolutely stupendous. A must have collection!!!

  1. *Henricus Cornelius Agrippa, The Nobility and Preeminence of the Female Sex, ed. and trans. Albert Rabil, Jr.
  2. *Tullia d'Aragona, Dialogue on the Infinity of Love, ed. and trans. Rinaldina Russell and Bruce Merry
  3. *Laura Cereta, Collected Letters of a Renaissance Feminist, ed. and trans. Diana Robin
  4. +Cassandra Fedele, Letters and Orations, ed. and trans. Diana Robin
  5. *Cecilia Ferrazzi, Autobiography of an Aspiring Saint, ed. and trans. Anne Jacobson Schutte
  6. *Moderata Fonte, The Worth of Women, ed. and trans. Virginia Cox
  7. *Veronica Franco, Poems and Selected Letters, ed. and trans. Ann Rosalind Jones and Margaret Rosenthal
  8. +Lucrezia Marinella, The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects & Vices of Men, ed. and trans. Anne Dunhill
  9. *Antonia Pulci, Florentine Drama for Convent and Festival: Seven Sacred Plays, Trans. James Wyatt Cook, ed. James Wyatt Cook and Barbara Collier Cook
  10. *Anna Maria van Schurman, Whether a Christian Woman Should be Educated and Other Writings from Her Intellectual Circle, ed. and trans. Joyce Irwin
  11. +Arcangela Tarabotti, Paternal Tryanny, ed. and trans. Letizia Panizza
  12. Isabella Andreini, Selected Poems, Letters, Fragments, and Drama, ed. Laura Stortoni, trans. James Cook & Laura Stortoni
  13. Giuseppa Eleonora Barbapiccola and Diamante Medaglia Faini, The Education of Women, ed. and trans. Paula Findlen and Rebecca Messbarger
  14. Marie Dentière, Epistles, ed. and trans. Mary B. McKinley
  15. Isabella d'Este, Selected Letters, ed. and trans. Deanna Shemek
  16. Marie de Gournay, The Equality of the Sexes and Other Writings, ed. and trans. Richard Hillman and Colette Quesnel
  17. Anibale Guasco, Discussion with D. Lavinia his Daughter, Concerning the Manner of Conducting Oneself at Court, ed. and trans. Peggy Osborn
  18. Olympia Morata, Complete Writings, ed. and trans. Holt N. Parker
  19. Isotta Nogarola, Selected Letters, ed. Margaret L. King and Albert Rabil, Jr., trans. Diana Robin, introd. Margaret L. King
  20. Christine de Pizan, et al., Debate over the "Romance of the Rose", ed. and trans. Tom Conley
  21. François Poulain de la Barre, The Equality of the Sexes and The Education of Women, ed. and trans. Albert Rabil, Jr.
  22. +Sister Bartolomea Ricoboni, Spiritual Letters, ed. and trans. Daniel Bornstein
  23. Oliva Sabuco, The New Philosophy: True Medicine, ed. and trans. Gianna Pomata
  24. María de San José, Book of Recreations, ed. and trans. Amanda Powell and Alison Weber
  25. Madeleine de Scudéry, Orations and Rhetorical Dialogues, ed. and trans. Lillian Doherty and Jane Donawerth
  26. Sara Copio Sullam, Apology and Poetry, ed. and trans. Laura Stortoni
  27. Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Sacred Narratives, ed. and trans. Jane Tylus
  28. +Juan Luis Vives, The Instruction of a Christian Woman, ed. and trans. Charles Fantazzi

* Published as of October 1998
+ In Press

Women Writers in English 1350 - 1850 by Oxford University Press

(will also include works by Astell, Wollstonecraft, and Behn and others which are not listed below - I already have them in my collection)

History of British Feminism

Series 1: Sources of British Feminism - History of British Feminism, Marie Mulvey Roberts and Tamae Mizuta (eds.), Routledge/Thoemmes Press, Set © 1993, ISBN/ISSN: 0-415-10164-6

These documents record the uneven progress made by women from the late seventeenth century up until the early decades of the twentieth century. They constitute the record of a struggle which has crossed partisan lines and straddled ideological differences yet whose participants have remained steadfast in the pursuit of a common goal: female emancipation. Throughout the centuries, radicals have shifted the main focus of their campaigns from advocating better educational opportunities for women to insisting upon their right to vote and the need for exercising greater control over their own reproduction and sexuality. Writings which have been compiled here include socialist manifestos, miscellaneous pamphlets, personal reminiscences, full-length biographies, histories of the various movements and impassioned treatises on the cause of women's rights by leading advocates such as Mary Astell, Barbara Bodichon and Emmeline Pankhurst.

The Pioneers: Early Feminists

The Disempowered: Women and the Law

The Exploited: Women and Work

The Reformers: Socalist Feminism

The Disenfranchised: The Fight for the Suffrage

The Suffragettes: Towards Emancipation

Series 2: Perspectives on the History of British Feminism History of British Feminism, Marie Mulvey Roberts and Tamae Mizuta (eds.), Routledge/Thoemmes Press, Set © 1994 ISBN/ISSN: 0-415-10352-5

Following on from Sources of British Feminism, the present six volumes contain primary source material on radicalism, marriage, motherhood, sexuality and militancy.

The Radicals: Revolutionary Women

The Wives: The Rights of Married Women

The Mothers: Controversies of Motherhood

The Campaigners: Women and Sexuality

The Militants: Suffragette Activism

A Militant:

Series 3: Controversies in the History of British Feminism: History of British Feminism, Marie Mulvey Roberts and Tamae Mizuta (eds.), Routledge/Thoemmes Press, Set © 1995, ISBN/ISSN: 0-415-11873-5

'This set of reprints of key texts in the history of feminism is exceedingly welcome..the introductions to each volume are helpful in providing links between texts, background events, and notes on further reading, while at the same time leaving the material to make its own impact. Volumes such as these make available primary materials invaluable to the researcher under constraints of time and money.' - Mary Waldron, Women's Writing

Following on from Sources and Perspectives in the History of British Feminism, Controversies in the History of British Feminism is the third set of 6 volumes which looks at controversial aspects of the women's movement. Feminism has always been characterized by ideological dispute and conflict over strategy in the struggle for equality,and controversies have focused mainly on the means rather than the ends involved in the achievement of the movement's specific goals. On the issue of the fight for the vote the controversies were clearly visible. The conflicts within the women's suffrage movement eventually lead to the split between the suffragettes, who supported militancy, and those who opposed it. Not surprisingly, the historical record has been shaped by the political persuasions of a particular narrator. For example, the story of the Women's Social and Political Union told by Christabel Pankhurst in Unshackled in Volume 6 differs in points of emphasis from the version narrated by her sister, Sylvia Pankhurst in The Suffragette Movement. Christabel's militant feminism clashed with Sylvia's belief that equality would come about through social reform. More controversial still were those who were opposed entirely to women obtaining the vote. Many of these belonged to the Anti-Suffrage League. The inclusion of their writings in Volume 5 illustrated the extent of the opposition to the women's franchise.

The Educators: Female Education 492pp

The Workers: Women and Labour 706pp

The Suffragists: Towards the Vote 479pp

The Rebels: Irish Feminists 376pp

The Opponents: The Anti-Suffragists 562pp

The Militant: Christabel Pankhurst 340pp


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