Pacific Lutheran University

November 14, 2008

Professor Rebecca M. Wilkin of the Department of Languages and Literatures has published a new book, Women, Imagination and the Search for Truth in Early Modern France (Ashgate, 2008).

Her book focuses on how the idea of women contributed to the emergence of early modern science. Essentially, it is a reevaluation of the legacy of Cartesianism for women. It challenges scholars to revise deeply held notions regarding the place of women in the early modern search for the truth, their role in the development of rational thought, and the way in which intellectuals of the period dealt with the emergence of an influential female public.

Professor Wilkin joined the PLU faculty this academic year as assistant professor of French. For more information, or to schedule an interview, please call 253-535-7313 or email Professor Wilkin at wilkinrm@plu.edu .