  The rediscovery of women philosophers raises the following question:   How can women philosophers be rewoven into the history of philosophy  so that they are an integral part of that history?  Lisa Shapiro, considering the case of women philosophers in the  early modern period, argues that it is not enough to simply add a woman  philosopher or two to the reading list (Shapiro 1994).  Rather, according to Shapiro, we need to provide internal reasons for the inclusion of women  philosophers rather than relying upon a feminist motivation on the part  of the teacher or editor. The history of philosophy is a story and we  need to find a plot line that includes new, female characters.