We are pleased to announce the publication of The History of Women Philosophers: Festschrift in Honour of Mary Ellen Waithe, edited by Ruth Edith Hagengruber. Published by Springer in the series Women in the History of Philosophy and Sciences (Vol. 26), the volume honours the pioneering work of Mary Ellen Waithe and her outstanding contribution to the history of women philosophers.

About the Book

This book is a tribute to one of the most influential philosophers in the history of philosophy in recent times. With her four-volume work title “A History of Women Philosophers” and the volume of the non-Western history of philosophers, published in 2024, Mary Ellen Waithe’s writings have an international significance. Colleagues and friends, who have been companions for many years, have gathered in this book to honor her work. Contributions from the Middle Ages to the present, from the philosophy of religion to logic, cover a broad field that will attract equally broad interest. An otherwise unencountered collection of ideas is presented here, united by the bond of research into the history of women philosophers.

About Mary Ellen Waithe

Mary Ellen Waithe is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Cleveland State University, where she taught until her retirement in 2015. From 2016 to 2019, she served as a project advisor to the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists and supported the Center’s ECC project.

Together with Prof. Dr. Ruth Edith Hagengruber, Waithe also founded the Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (JHWS), the world’s first journal dedicated to restoring and discussing the history of texts written by and about women philosophers. As founding editor-in-chief, Waithe played a central role in establishing the journal as an international platform for research on women in the history of philosophy and science.