The overall objective of WHENCE is to uncover and critically assess women’s intellectual contribution to the Nordic Enlightenment.
Mission
INSPIRE is committed to fostering the understanding of women’s contributions to the history of philosophy. Our mission is to retrieve women’s philosophical thought, reassess gender conceptualizations, question traditional narratives, and to advance gender equality within the field of philosophy and in academia.
Calendar
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30 Apr. 2025, 15:00-17:00
Lady Reason Speaking: Philosophical Arguments in Verse
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14 May 2025, 13:00-15:00
Gender Instability in the Nordic gynæceum: How should we approach (implicit) arguments on women’s intellectual capacities?
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18 June - 20 June 2025
How women shaped the Nordic Enlightenment I
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18 Aug. - 22 Aug. 2025
Copenhagen Summer School in Women’s History of Philosophy
News
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Elisabeth of Bohemia archives accessible to researchers
2025.04.10 -
Elisabeth of Bohemia archives accessible to researchers
2025.04.10 -
Save the Date: How Women Shaped the Nordic Enlightenment
2025.03.20 -
2025 marks two significant anniversaries for women’s rights in Denmark
2025.03.05 -
Subordinance or Subversion: Creative Workshop on Women’s Embroidery as Gentle Protest
2025.03.05 -
Sabrina Ebbersmeyer interviewed on BBC
2025.02.06