by Mary Beard · ARCADIA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788494616396
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In 'The Voice and Power of Women,' Mary Beard analyzes the exclusion of women from the public sphere in Western societies, from ancient Greece and Rome to the present day. Through two lectures, she explores the cultural foundations of misogyny in politics and working life, demonstrating how a certain idea of power has excluded women. This book belongs to the 'Els petits d'Arcàdia' collection.
Mary Ritter Beard was an American historian, author, women's suffrage activist, and women's history archivist who was also a lifelong advocate of social justice. As a Progressive Era reformer, Beard was active in both the labor and women's rights movements. She also authored several books on women's role in history including On Understanding Women (1931), America Through Women's Eyes, and Woman as Force in History: A Study in Traditions and Realities (1946), her major work. In addition, she collaborated with her husband, historian Charles Austin Beard, as coauthor of seven textbooks, most notably The Rise of American Civilization (1927), two volumes, and America in Midpassage: A Study of the Idea of Civilization (1939) and The American Spirit (1942), the third and fourth volume of The Rise of American Civilization series. A standalone book, Basic History of the United States, was their best-selling work.
