The women in modern philosophy were as brave as they were prolific.
Kristin Gjesdal revives the ideas of eleven remarkable thinkers, from Germaine de Staël in post-revolutionary France to Rosa Luxemburg’s fight for justice in Berlin and Angela Davis’s battle against racism in 1970s America. In lively, accessible prose, Unruly Women explores their rebellious lives and groundbreaking ideas—just as vital today as in their own time.
Philosophy remains male-dominated, and Kristin Gjesdal wants to change that. The result is an amazing book with incredible female thinkers.
Dagbladet
“Exhilarating enthusiasm (…) an overdue act of justice.”
Klassekampen
When I first heard Kristin Gjesdal’s lecture on women in philosophy, it was almost a revelation (…) Here is a philosopher suggesting that women’s presence in philosophy is not a new phenomenon. Women have been contributing to philosophy since the very beginning of the discipline. Kristin Gjesdal helps us to find the women in modern philosophy, see them, and understand their works. As philosophy. It is a great achievement.
Solvej Balle, winner of The Nordic Council Literature Prize
The brilliant philosophers in Unruly Women deserve recognition, and Gjesdal is the perfect writer to showcase them. With deep insight, she highlights their lasting relevance. I’m eager to bring this book to an anglophone audience.
Kyle Wagner, Publisher at The University of Chicago Press
Unruly Women reveals how much women shaped the philosophy of their time—a long overdue liberation
Ramona Jäger, Eichborn Verlag
