"On the Marginalisation of Women in Philosophy & Science": Athene Donald, Francesca Peacock & Jennifer Park with P. West

This event will focus on the historical marginalisation of women and women's writing in philosophy and science. Three experts in women's writing in philosophy and science - both past and present - will discuss how and why women were marginalised and excluded from these disciplines, challenges and obstacles faced by those taking on the task of recovering women's work, and the vital importance of developing historical narratives centering on women.

Athene Donald is Emerita Professor of Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge and author of Not Just For the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science published by Oxford University Press in 2023.

Francesca Peacock is the author of a recent biography of the 17th Century polymath Margaret Cavendish, Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish published by Head of Zeus in 2023 (UK) and Pegasus book in 2024 (US).

Jennifer Park is Lecturer in Early Modern English at Glasgow University and a specialist in early modern literature and critical race theory.

Peter West is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University London working in Early Modern Philosophy and Early Analytic Philosophy.