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Macrina The Younger (330-379 CE)

Macrina The Younger (330-379 CE)

  • She was the eldest in a family of ten who was influential and well-educated from Cappadocia;
  • She had a wide knowledge and understanding of philosophy, scripture, and the physical sciences;
  • Through her sharp mind, strong will, and devout soul, she transformed her ancestral estate into a successful community of ascetics of both sexes; and
  • She was commemorated by her brother through a biography, Life of Macrina, and philosophical dialogue, On the Soul and Resurrection, which talked about death.

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Aspasia of Miletus (400 BCE)

Aspasia of Miletus (400 BCE)

  • Famously known for being Perciles' mistress and the woman behind his speech during the beginning of the Peloponnesian War;
  • Remembered for her captivating beauty and mind in Classical Athens;
  • Played verbal roles in at least three dialogues: Plato's Menexenus, and the ...

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Thecla (1st century CE)

Thecla (1st century CE)

  • Lived her life as a teacher that had an illustrious career;
  • She appeared on the scene in the Acts of Paul and Thecla; and 
  • Despite the speculations that Thecla may have never actually existed, she has inspired many women to pursue a life of philosophy.

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Hypatia of Alexandria (355-415 CE)

Hypatia of Alexandria (355-415 CE)

  • Famously known for her brutally dramatic death at the hands of the Christian mob;
  • She was a Neoplatonic teacher who was admired for her mathematical and astronomical works;
  • She exchanged information with her student, the Christian bishop Synesius, about obscure mathematical i...

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Sosipatra (4th century CE)

Sosipatra (4th century CE)

  • A respected and successful teacher in the Neoplatonic tradition;
  • She interpreted difficult texts and mediated with divine knowledge;
  • She was mentioned in Eunapios' biography where it was claimed that Sisopatra was famous and that many students preferred her inspiring teaching...

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Clea (100 CE)

  • A highly esteemed political intellectual in the ancient world;
  • She was a priestess at Delphi who provided many opportunities for in-depth philosophical conversations; and
  • She was included in Plutarch's works in the prefaces of On the Bravery of Women and On Isis ...

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