Introduction: Women and the environment – Part One: Theory – Gaia: Ecofeminism and the earth – Eve: Nature and narrative – Isis: Women and science – Part Two: History – The death of nature: Women and ecology in the scientific revolution – From corn mothers to moral mothers: Changing forms of earthcare in New England – Preserving the earth: Women and the progressive conservation crusade – Part Three: Practice – Earthcare: Women and the American environmental movement – Peace with the earth: Women and the Swedish environment. With Abby Peterson – The ecological self: Women and the environment in Australia – Conclusion: Partnership ethics: Earthcare for a new millennium.