In an attempt to understand differences and commonalities in international feminism, a typology is presented and discussed. The study deals with feminist theory in the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Britain, the Netherlands, and the United States. The typology is based on the concept of difference. Two groups are used in the classification…

The French Enlightenment spawned intellectual activities and concepts that had positive impact on the genesis and development of special education, including altering societal perceptions of handicapped persons, devising training methods still used today, and imbuing special education with a spirit of hope and optimism. (Author/CB)

Describes the historical education of individuals with deafness and explores how the conjunction of deafness, language development, and intellect and reason led philosophers in 17th-century England, and most importantly, 18th-century enlightenment France, to adopt persons with deafness as natural recruits into their studies on the essence of human…