[Revised entry by Martina Reuter on January 29, 2025.
Changes to: Main text, Bibliography]
Francois Poulain de la Barre (1648 – 1723) is known for his treatises De l’egalite des deux sexes [On the Equality of the Two Sexes] (1673), De l’education des dames [On the Education of Ladies] (1674) and De l’excellence des hommes [On the Excellence of Men] (1675). Despite its name, the third treatise continues his defense of equality between the sexes by overturning rhetorically presented arguments on the behalf of the excellence of men. Together the three books…
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