Gardner (philosophy, University of Michigan-Flint) examines the writings of our philosophical foremothers and explores what their work may have to offer modern theorizing in feminist ethics. By looking at the work of writers such as Catherine Macaulay and George Eliot, she interprets a varied selection of moral philosophers in an attempt to both contribute to our understanding of their work and to investigate why such work is often neglected or misunderstood. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR