Silvia Federici

About the author

Born in Parma in 1942, Silvia Federici is an Italian-American scholar, teacher, and Marxist feminist activist based in New York, widely regarded as one of the leading theoreticians in Marxist feminist theory, women's history, political philosophy, and the history and theory of the commons. Her landmark work, Caliban and the Witch (2004), translated into numerous languages and taught in college courses worldwide, cemented her influence. She has collaborated with international feminist organizations including Women in Nigeria and Ni una menos, and led projects reconstructing the history of women persecuted as witches in early modern Europe.