Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize

The Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize is a prize that celebrates the long history of women in philosophy. The prize is named in honour of the philosopher Elisabeth of Bohemia, and is awarded to an internationally recognized philosopher for outstanding services to research on women in the history of philosophy. It was created in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of Elisabeth of Bohemia on December 26, 2018. The Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize is the first prize awarded to acknowledge the history of women philosophers. It is sponsored by Ulrike Detmers, professor for economics at the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, and includes prize money of 3000€ and awarded in cooperation with Ruth Hagengruber, director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers.
Awards
2021
Laureates
In 2021, the Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize was awarded on July 18, 2021 at the XXVIII. World Congress of the International Association of Women Philosophers (IAPh). Due to the delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the award committee has decided that this year’s prize should be divided in two parts. To match the theme “Defining the Future, Rethinking the Past” with which the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists has shaped the conference:
In a symbolical act that goes back in time, the foremothers of the International Association of Women Philosophers (IAPH), first founded in 1976 , were acknowledged. The occasion was commemorated with a keynote on the early days of the IAPh by Herta Nagl-Dozekal and a workshop by Gabriele Gutzmann, one of the founding members of the IAPh.
The financial acknowledgement goes to the future and is awarded to Mitieli Seixas da Silva, Professor of Philosophy at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, and member of the research group “” on the history of women philosophers. The financial award of the Elisabeth of Bohemia prize is dedicated to acknowledge Professor da Silva’s endeavor to consolidate research on the history of women philosophers in Brazil.
Mitieli Seixas da Silva is a promising junior researcher with outstanding experience and who, in the opinion of the committee, deserves this award. She has a PhD in Philosophy from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul with a doctoral dissertation on Kant’s theoretical philosophy, advised by Professor Silvia Altmann (UFRGS) and partially by Professor Hannah Ginsbourg (University of California -Berkeley). She also received a scholarship for the collaborative project Erasmus Master Mundus-Europhilosophie, during which she researched at the Université Catholique de Louvain, the Bergische Universität Wuppertal and at the Université du Luxembourg.
Next to interests in Modern Philosophy and didactics, Mitieli Seixas da Silva is dedicated to revisiting the canon of modern history of philosophy through the work of modern women philosophers and has rendered outstanding services, especially with her project on “Émilie du Châtelet between Experience and Reason in the 18th Century: Studies in the Formation of the Philosophical Canon, Theories of Knowledge, and the History of Women Philosophers”.
Commitee
Donor: Ulrike Detmers (Bielefeld University)
* Ruth Hagengruber, Director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University, Germany
* Mary Ellen Waithe, Cleveland State University, USA
* Gianenrico Paganini, Piemont University, Italy
2019
Laureates
On August 2, 2019, the Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize was awarded to Prof. em. Mary Ellen Waithe, Cleveland State University, for her outstanding work for the recognition of women in the history of philosophy. With her book series A History of Women Philosophers (1987 - 1995), she made a significant contribution to the research on women in the history of philosophy. Mary Ellen Waithe is also a member of the American Philosophical Association (APA) and the Society for the Study of Women Philosophers (SSWP). Furthermore, she is an editor of the 'Encyclopedia of Concise Concepts by Women Philosophers and the Springer book series Women in the History of Philosophy and Science.
Committee
* Ruth Hagengruber (Paderborn University)
* Sarah Hutton (University of York)
* Sabrina Ebbersmeyer (University of Copenhagen)
* Herta Nagl-Docekal (University of Vienna)
*Ulrike Detmers (Donor; Bielefeld University)
2018
Laureates
On May 19, 2018, the Elisabeth of Bohemia Prize was awarded for the first time to the Canadian professor Lisa Shapiro, (Simon Fraser University) as part of a conference on Elisabeth of Bohemia - Life and Legacy. The prize was awarded for her outstanding work on a commented edition of the correspondence between Elisabeth of Bohemia and René Descartes.
Committee
The committee is formed of:
*Ruth Hagengruber, Head of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University, Germany
* Sarah Hutton, Honorary Visiting Professor, University of York, UK
*Dominik Perler, Professor of Philosophy, Humboldt-University, Berlin, Germany
* Ulrike Detmers, Donor, Gütersloh, Germany

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