Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to re-examine accountability in a concrete historical context from the perspective of pragmatism and feminist theory. Design/methodology/approach – An archival case study of Hull House. Findings – Both pragmatism and feminist theory of Benhabib...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to re‐examine accountability in a concrete historical context from the perspective of pragmatism and feminist theory. Design/methodology/approach – An archival case study of Hull House. Findings – Both pragmatism and feminist theory of Benhabib...

Uses Harding′s 1986 book. The Science Question in Feminism , as a framework for examining the implications of some feminisms for accounting. First explores feminist empiricism which challenges the exclusion of women from prominent professions. Second, addresses feminist postmodernism , which...