“First feminist of the New World”
Course text, 238-39: “reason and emotion”, “science and revelation”, fame and envy
Paz emphasizes feminism, as well:
- a nun, an intellectual, a woman
- misogyny of church authorities
- reason, observation, and science
Reason: “If a trained hand does not prevent the foliage of the tree from becoming too dense, its wild tangle will rob the fruit of its substance.”
Gender: (to St. Catherine of Alexandria): “There in Egypt, all the sages by a woman were convinced that gender is not the essence in matters of intelligence.”