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  2. On the Consolation of Philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Boethius writes the book as a conversation between himself and a female personification of philosophy, referred to as "Lady Philosophy". Philosophy consoles Boethius by discussing the transitory nature of wealth, fame, and power ("no man can ever truly be secure until he has been forsaken by Fortune"), and the ultimate superiority of things of ...

  3. Lady Mary Shepherd - Wikipedia

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    Lady Mary Shepherd, (née Primrose; 31 December 1777 – 7 January 1847) was a Scottish philosopher [1] who published two philosophical books, one in 1824 and one in 1827. According to Robert Blakey , in her entry in his History of the Philosophy of the Mind , she exercised considerable influence over the Edinburgh philosophy of her day.

  4. Damaris Cudworth Masham - Wikipedia

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    Damaris Cudworth, Lady Masham (18 January 1659 – 20 April 1708) was an English writer, philosopher, theologian, and advocate for women's education who is often characterized as a proto-feminist. She overcame some weakness of eyesight and lack of access to formal higher education to win high regard among eminent thinkers of her time.

  5. Hetty Green - Wikipedia

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    As Hetty said of her investing philosophy, "Before deciding on an investment, I seek out every kind of information about it." [7]: 89, 98–99, 118, 127, 247 When the Green family returned to the United States in October 1873, after Edward suffered losses on Wall Street, they settled in Edward's hometown of Bellows Falls, Vermont. Hetty ...

  6. List of women philosophers - Wikipedia

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    ^C – For more information about this person's contribution to philosophy see her entry in The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy. Cambridge University Press; 1999. ISBN 0-521-63722-8 ^D1 – For more information about this person's contribution to philosophy see her entry in Jane Duran's Eight Women Philosophers: Theory Politics and Feminism ...

  7. Heloise - Wikipedia

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    She was the ward of her maternal uncle (avunculus) Canon Fulbert of Notre Dame and the daughter of a woman named Hersinde, who is sometimes speculated to have been Hersint of Champagne (Lady of Montsoreau and founder of the Fontevraud Abbey) or possibly a lesser known nun called Hersinde at the convent of St. Eloi (from which the name "Heloise ...

  8. 'Quiz Lady' Actually Has Some Real-Life Inspirations - AOL

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    Hulu's new comedy 'Quiz Lady' tells the story of a woman entering a quiz tournament to get money she desperately needs. What to know about its true story.

  9. Elena Cornaro Piscopia - Wikipedia

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    Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (US: / k ɔːr ˌ n ɑːr oʊ p ɪ ˈ s k oʊ p i ə /, [3] Italian: [ˈɛːlena luˈkrɛttsja korˈnaːro piˈskɔːpja]; 5 June 1646 – 26 July 1684) or Elena Lucrezia Corner (Venetian: [koɾˈnɛɾ], Italian:), also known in English as Helen Cornaro, was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent who in 1678 became one of the first women to receive an academic ...