Jean Bethke Elshtain

Jean Bethke Elshtain (born January 6, 1941 in Colorado ; † August 11, 2013 ) was an American representative of political philosophy and feminist . She was one of the first theorists to look at the history of political ideas from a gender perspective . From 1995 she taught and researched at the University of Chicago. In 1996 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Fonts (selection)

Public man, private woman. Woman in Social an Political Thought. Princeton 1981
Meditations on Modern Political Thought. Masculine-Feminine Themes from Luther to Arendt. New York 1986
Women and War. New York 1987
Jane Adams and the Dream of American Democracy. New York 2002.

personal data
SURNAME	Elshtain, Jean Bethke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American philosopher and political scientist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 6, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	Colorado
DATE OF DEATH	August 11, 2013