The Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (JHWS), founded by Prof. Dr. Ruth Edith Hagengruber and Prof. Dr. Mary Ellen Waithe, is the world’s first journal dedicated to restoring and discussing the history of texts written by and about women philosophers. As a pioneering platform in the field, the JHWS publishes biannual issues—one thematic and one non-thematic—and aims to uncover neglected contributions by women to the history of philosophy and science. By critically engaging with historical sources and scholarly discourse, the journal sees itself as contributing to a renewal of philosophy that expands the canon and opens new perspectives on intellectual history.

We announce with regret that, in late 2024, Prof. Dr. Mary Ellen Waithe stepped down from her role as founding editor-in-chief of the JHWS and that Prof. Dr. Karen Green has been appointed to replace Professor Waithe as editor-in-chief. We are very grateful to Professor Green, who is an eminent scholar in the field of the history of women philosophers, for having accepted this appointment.

Karen Green, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne, has been a longstanding collaborator with the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists at Paderborn University. In July 2017, she delivered a lecture titled “Catharine Macaulay, Brissot de Warville, and the History of England in the French Revolution” as part of the Center’s Research Colloquium series. The following year, in 2018, she conducted a masterclass entitled “Locke and the Ladies – On Eighteenth-Century Female Republicans in England,” focusing on the reception of John Locke’s classical liberalism and republicanism, particularly Catharine Trotter Cockburn and Catharine Macaulay. Additionally, in October 2018, she presented a talk on “On E. E. Constance Jones’s Defense of Frege,” examining Jones’s defense of Frege against Russell’s critique of the distinction between sense and reference. Beyond these engagements, Green has co-edited significant publications with the Center’s director, Ruth Hagengruber, including the 2015 special issue of The Monist on “The History of Women’s Ideas.”

We thank Karen Green for her longstanding collaboration with the Center and warmly welcome her as she takes on the role of Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists.