"Hypatia of Alexandria was one of the most brilliant women who lived in the ancient world. As an inspirational teacher, gifted orator, and accomplished scholar, she challenged the prevailing ideas of what it was to be female. Hypatia: Ancient Alexandria's Female Scholar relates the extraordinary life of this remarkable woman and reveals how she continues to inspire people more than 1,600 years after her death."--Amazon.com.
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