First Things RSS Feed - Regan Penaluna https://www.firstthings.com/author/regan-penaluna en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:55:41 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/regan-penaluna 60 Christianity and Feminism: Oil and Water? https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2009/03/christianity-and-feminism-oil-and-water https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2009/03/christianity-and-feminism-oil-and-water Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 There were feminists prior to the early twentieth century, that is, before women’s suffrage. This may come as a surprise, and indeed, very little is known about these earlier feminists beyond the work of a few scholars. Nevertheless, there were women philosophers throughout Europe who were busy arguing against patriarchal oppression. Thinkers such as Damaris Masham (1659-1708) and Mary Astell (1666-1731) offered especially compelling arguments for improving women’s lot, and they did so within a religious framework.

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