Succinctly locating three decades of innovative feminist epistemological challenges in relation to Western philosophy and sexual politics, Mary Hawkesworth's Feminist Inquiry is a boldly erudite tour-de-force, invaluable and indispensable for specialist scholars and general readers alike.
— Judith A. Allen, professor of gender studies and history, Indiana University
Feminist Inquiry accomplishes what many texts claim to, but few achieve, namely, a truly interdisciplinary approach. By explicating the philosophical, political, and empirical concerns that enliven feminist epistemology, Mary Hawkesworth provides a rich resource for anyone interested in answering the question 'how do feminists know?
— Nancy A. Naples, author of Feminism and Method: Ethnography, Discourse Analysis, and Activist Res