Beschreibung:
Considering the presence and influence of educated women of letters in Spain and New Spain, and drawing from a wide variety of sources, this study looks at the life and work of early modern women who advocated by word or example for the education of women. The subjects of the book include not only such familiar figures as Sor Juana and Santa Teresa de Jesús, but also lesser known women of their time.
Chapter 1 Athena and the Amazons: Examples of/for the Education of Women; Chapter 2 The Spanish Zenobia: Isabel la Católica and Her Court; Chapter 3 The New Judith: Santa Teresa de Jesús as Conventual Example; Chapter 4 Anne and the Virgin Mary: Home (and) School(ing) for Girls in Spain and New Spain; Chapter 5 Muse(ing)s on Women's Learning; Chapter 6 Phoenix, Tenth Muse, and Other Epithets: The Example of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz; concl Conclusion;