Sarah Ross interview, "The Birth of Feminism. Woman as Intellect in Renaissance Italy and England"

* Note on the Texts * Introduction I: THE HOUSEHOLD ACADEMY, 1400-1580 * Her Father's Daughter * Household Academies in Venice and London * The Biographical Tradition * Models of Feminist Argument II: THE HOUSEHOLD SALON, 1580-1680 * Learned Wives and Mothers in Italy * Collaborative Marriages in Britain * Discourses of Equality and Rights * Conclusion * Abbreviations * Notes * Bibliography * Acknowledgments * Index