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Review article published In: Translation and Interpreting Studies
Vol. 20:1 (2025) ► pp.149–158

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Review article

Women’s agency in translation through the centuries

Recent case studies in translation history

ORCiD logo with link | University of Salamanca
Published online: 14 April 2025
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https://doi.org/10.1075/tis.00060.sav
Article outline
  • Identity and agency in/through translation: Toward a feminist approach
  • Women translators throughout history: A group portrait
  • Women translators throughout history: An individual portrait
  • Toward a diverse women’s translation history
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
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