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Mary Astell

1666 - 1731
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About Mary Astell

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Mary Astell (12 November 1666 – 11 May 1731) was an English proto-feminist author, philosopher, and rhetorician who advocated for equal educational opportunities for women. Astell is primarily remembered as one of England's inaugural advocates for women's rights and some commentators consider her to have been "the first English feminist".

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Cover of A serious proposal to the Ladies, for the advancement of their true and greatest interest (In Two Parts)

A serious proposal to the Ladies, for the advancement of their true and greatest interest (In Two Parts)

Feminism

2.8
Cover of An essay in defence of the female sex: In which are inserted the characters of a pedant, a squire, a beau, a vertuoso, a poetaster, a city-critick, &c. in a letter to a lady.

An essay in defence of the female sex: In which are inserted the characters of a pedant, a squire, a beau, a vertuoso, a poetaster, a city-critick, &c. in a letter to a lady.

Women

2.0
Cover of Some Reflections Upon Marriage.: With additions.

Some Reflections Upon Marriage.: With additions.

Marriage

2.5