The Enlightenment is at its peak when Johanna Charlotte Unzer makes a name for herself in the male-dominated scholarly world. She is interested in philosophy, engages in discussions, and wants to understand what metaphysics means. However, she cannot fully dedicate herself to the sciences. For society, Johanna Charlotte is primarily a woman. And that means she must remain in the background, being a good wife to her husband and a good mother to her children. Author Ursula I. Meyer illustrates in the new volume of the series PhilosophinnenLeben the tension between scholarly ambition and the role of a bourgeois woman. Although Johanna Charlotte gives up the sciences, she does not retreat into private life. With the publication of her poems, she keeps a backdoor open. In her poetry, she also addresses scientific topics, mocks the metaphysician, or poetically expresses the difference between a clock and a woman.