No. 4 (2005): Feminist Thought, Intellectual Creation, and Struggles for Women’s Visibility

This monograph analyzes the work of Simone de Beauvoir, highlighting the relationship between her theoretical texts and her fiction as strategies to construct an autonomous female subject and challenge patriarchal stereotypes. It examines feminist critique of the philosophical canon, showing how women thinkers have been systematically marginalized and advocating for their necessary inclusion. It also recovers previously overlooked female figures in science, such as Nettie Maria Stevens and Kathleen Lonsdale, emphasizing their decisive contributions and the injustices in the recognition of their discoveries. The feminist and anarchist ideas of Emma Goldman, as well as her advocacy for women’s freedom and emancipation, are also analyzed. Additionally, topics such as motherhood, women’s education, and the cultural construction of gender in different historical contexts are addressed.