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Advocated for women's education and rights in the 18th century and is often regarded as the founder of feminist philosophy.

Known for the theory of gender performativity, which challenges the idea of gender as a stable identity or locus of agency.

Best known for the 'Cyborg Manifesto,' which challenges the boundaries between human, animal, and machine as well as feminist identity politics.

Explored the connection between the societal enforcement of gender roles and biological reproduction in her landmark work 'The Dialectic of Sex'.

Her work is instrumental in Chicano cultural theory and focuses on the concept of mestiza consciousness.

Developed the 'capabilities approach' to human development, emphasizing what people are able to do and to be.

Known for her critique of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development, asserting that women have a different but equally valid moral reasoning.

Known for her analysis of capitalism and reproductive labor, especially in her book 'Caliban and the Witch'.

Promoted 'écriture féminine' as a form of feminist literary criticism that explores how language and writing can be a space of feminist expression.

Introduced the idea that one is not born a woman, but becomes one, signifying gender as a societal construct separate from biological sex.

Her work is credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States.

Her work focuses on sexual harassment, pornography, and how the law perpetuates gender inequality.

Introduced the concept of 'intertextuality' and contributed significantly to poststructuralism and psychoanalytic feminism.

Advocated for women's rights and was a significant influence on John Stuart Mill, particularly on his work about the subjugation of women.

Emphasizes intersectionality and the importance of including race, class, and sex as interlocking systems of oppression.

Coined the term 'intersectionality' to describe how race, class, gender, and other individual characteristics 'intersect' with one another and overlap.

Known for her essay "Can the Subaltern Speak?", which addresses the inability of the oppressed to be heard within their own context.

A pioneer of the early women's rights movement who presented the Declaration of Sentiments at the Seneca Falls Convention.

Known for her work on the philosophy of science from a feminist perspective, particularly the concepts of 'strong objectivity' and 'standpoint theory'.

Her revolutionary contributions bridge feminist concerns with political philosophy, particularly with moral justifications and critiques of capitalism.

Her work focuses on the critique of phallocentrism and the representation of women in western philosophy.

In her book 'Gyn/Ecology,' she criticized the patriarchy as an oppressive and destructive force against women, advocating for female spaces and language.

A medieval writer who challenged misogyny and stereotypes perpetuated by male writers in works like 'The Book of the City of Ladies'.

Her work focused on the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality and is a crucial voice in black feminism.