Catharine Macaulay’s Republican Enlightenment

What is it about?

Introduces the life and ideas of the republican historian Catharine Macaulay, whose history of the English republic and defence of the execution of Charles I inspired radicals in America and France in the lead up to their revolutions, defended universal rights, and influenced Wollstonecraft's two Vindication's of men and women's rights.

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Why is it important?

Restoring Catharine Macaulay to her rightful place as a unique and influential female advocate for republicanism, during the Eighteenth Century, challenges established narratives in the history of ideas, the history of democracy, and the history of feminism.