Ross, Sarah Gwyneth. <br/><br/>
The Birth of Feminism :  Woman As Intellect in Renaissance Italy and England. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (416 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Note on the Texts -- Introduction -- I. The Household Academy, 1400-1580 -- 1. Her Father's Daughter -- 2. Household Academies in Venice and London -- 3. The Biographical Tradition -- 4. Models of Feminist Argument -- II. The Household Salon, 1580-1680 -- 5. Learned Wives and Mothers in Italy -- 6. Collaborative Marriages in Britain -- 7. Discourses of Equality and Rights -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Ross demonstrates how the expanding ranks of learned women in the Renaissance era presented the first significant challenge to the traditional definition of "woman" in the West. The Birth of Feminism demonstrates that because of their education, these women laid the foundation for the emancipation of womankind. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674054530 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Feminism-Italy-History.<br/>Feminism-England-History.<br/>Women and literature-Italy-History.<br/>Women and literature-England-History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1641 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.42/09/42