Throughout history, there have been many women philosophers who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female philosophers such as Simone de Beauvoir, Mary Wollstonecraft, Rosa Luxemburg, Peter Kropotkin, Edith Stein.The women philosophers featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Australia and many more countries.
Hannah Arendt14 October 1906, German
Philosopher
Simone de Beauvoir09 January 1908, French
Writer
Mary Wollstonecraft27 April 1759, British
Writer
Rosa Luxemburg05 March 1871, German, Polish
Marxist Theorist
Hildegard of Bingen16 September 1098, German
Philosopher
Hypatia0370 AD, Ancient Roman
Mathematician, Philosopher, Astronomer, Writer
Helena Blavatsky12 August 1831, American, Russian
Philosopher
Christina Hoff Sommers28 September 1950, American
Author, Philosopher
Edith Stein12 October 1891, German
Philosopher
Maria Gaetana Agnesi16 May 1718, Italian
Mathematician, Philosopher, Theologian
Anna Comnena01 December 1083, Greek
Greek Princess & Scholar
Saint Teresa of Avila28 March 1515, Spanish
Saint
Judith Butler24 February 1956, American
Philosopher, Writer, University teacher,
Juana Inés de la Cruz12 November 1651, Mexican
Poet, Nun, Writer, Mathematician, Philosopher,
Catherine of Siena25 March 1347, Italian
Philosopher
Martha Nussbaum06 May 1947, American
Philosopher, Writer, University teacher
Vandana Shiva05 November 1952, Indian
Philosopher, Physicist, Writer, University teacher
Iris Murdoch15 July 1919, Irish
Poet, Philosopher, Novelist, Writer, Biographer
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak24 February 1942, Indian
Writer, Philosopher, University teacher,
Savitri Devi30 September 1905, French
Writer, Poet
Akka MahadeviIndian
Julia Kristeva24 June 1941, Bulgarian, French
Philosopher, Writer, Feminist
Carol Gilligan28 November 1936, American
Psychologist, Philosopher, Non-fiction writer,
Anandamayi Ma30 April 1896, Indian
Philosopher
Héloïse1101 AD, French
French nun
Harriet Martineau12 June 1802, British
Linguist, Journalist, Economist, Historian,
Luce Irigaray03 May 1930, Belgian, French
Philosopher, Linguist, University teacher,
Philippa Foot03 October 1920, British
Philosopher, University teacher
G. E. M. Anscombe18 March 1919, British
Germaine de Staël22 April 1766, French
Philosopher
Mary Parker Follett03 September 1868, American
Social Woker
Mary Daly16 October 1928, American
Theologian, Writer, Philosopher, University
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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne1623 AD, British
philosopher, scientist, poet, science fiction
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick02 May 1950, American
Academic Scholar
Grace Lee Boggs27 June 1915, American
Writer, Civil rights advocate, Non-fiction writer
Iris Marion Young02 January 1949, American
Political scientist, Philosopher, University
Patricia Hill Collins01 May 1948, American
Philosopher, Sociologist, University teacher,
Charlotte Laws11 May 1960, American
Politician
Judith Jarvis Thomson04 October 1929, American
Philosopher, University teacher
Adrian Piper20 September 1948, American
Conceptual Artist
Paul B. PreciadoSpanish
Mary Midgley13 September 1919, British
Philosopher, Author, University teacher, Writer
Patricia Churchland16 July 1943, Canadian
Philosopher, University teacher
Nel Noddings19 January 1929, American
Philosopher, University teacher
Ingeborg Bachmann25 June 1926, Austrian
Poet, Writer, Journalist, Screenwriter,
Mary Astell12 November 1666, British
Writer, Philosopher, Feminist
Rosi Braidotti28 September 1954, Australian
Philosopher, University teacher, Feminist
Julia Robinson08 December 1919, American
Mathematician, Philosopher, University teacher,
Frances Wright06 September 1795, British
Writer, Philosopher
Helena Roerich12 February 1879, Indian, Russian
Russian writer
Judith Sargent Murray
Ruth Barcan Marcus02 August 1921, American
Philosopher
Pema Chodron14 July 1936, American
Philosopher
Susanne Katherina Langer20 December 1895, American
Émilie du ChâteletFrench