[PHILOS-L] Cfp JHWP Women’s contributions to political economy during the long nineteenth century'.

[Ruth Hagengruber]

Themed issue 2026 Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists: 

Call for papers 

Contributions are invited for a special issue of The Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, 

 on the topic of 'Women’s contributions to political economy during the long nineteenth century'.

Contributions should be submitted via the journal's submission system by 30 March 2026.

By the beginning of the nineteenth century, there had been a significant shift in political thought. This shift arguably turned away from the Enlightenment conception of political progress as a vehicle for the moral progress of humanity and towards a more scientific conception of political and economic progress resulting from an understanding of how the economy works. Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations' spurred growth in interest in political economy, and Jane Marcet and Harriet Martineau emerged as early popularisers and advocates of the new science of political economy that built on his work. By the middle of the century, critical texts written by women emerged in Italy, France, Germany and England, contributing to debates such as political economy, exploitation of workers, the nature of exploitation, the marriage market, the sexual economy, the defects and benefits of capitalism, women's property rights, the nature and place of women's work, and the economic role of the family.

For any questions please contact 

Karen Green (karen...@unimelb.edu.au) or Ruth Edith Hagengruber (ruth.hag...@upb.de) 

Prof. Dr. R. E. Hagengruber
President of the German Society for Philosophy, DGPhil e.V.

Director Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists HWPS

www.uni-paderborn.de/hagengruber
www.historyofwomenphilosophers.org 
 

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