 | The Century of Women: Representations of Women in Eighteenth-Century Italian Public Discourse Subjects: Women -- Italy -- History -- 18th century; Women -- Italy -- History -- 18th century -- Sources; Women -- Education -- Italy -- History -- 18th century; Women -- Education -- Italy -- 18th century -- Sources; Groundbreaking and original, this study is the first to examine the contribution of women to the Republic of Letters of the Settecento, and will revise prevailing notions of eighteenth-century Italian culture and academia. Messbarger Rebecca : Rebecca Messbarger is a professor in the Department of Romance Languages at Washington University in St. Louis. |
