Mary Astell
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 292 years ago |
| Born | Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| United Kingdom | |
| Died | Chelsea |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Nationality | English |
| Job | Philosopher |
| Poet | |
| Books | A serious proposal to the ladies |
| Some reflections upon marriage | |
| The first English feminist | |
| Astell: Political Writings | |
| Bart'lemy Fair: Or, an Enquiry After Wit; in which Due Respect is Had to a Letter Concerning Enthusiasm, to My Lord ***. By Mr. Wotton | |
| An Enquiry After Wit: Wherein the Trifling Arguing and Impious Raillery of the Late Earl of Shaftsbury, in His Letter Concerning Enthusiasm . . . are Fully Answer'd . . . | |
| The Christian Religion, as Professed by a Daughter of the Church of England: Containing Proper Directions for the Due Behaviour of Women in Every Station of Life. With a Few Cursory Remarks on Archbishop Tillotson's Doctrine of the Satisfaction of Christ, &c. and on Mr. Locke's Reasonableness of Christianity | |
| An Impartial Enquiry Into the Causes of Rebellion and Civil War in This Kingdom: In an Examination of Dr. Kennett's Sermon, Jan. 31. 1703/4. | |
| Letters Concerning the Love of God, Between the Author of the Proposal to the Ladies [i. e. Mary Astell] and Mr. John Norris | |
| A Fair Way with the Dissenters and Their Patrons. Not Writ by Mr. L-----y, Or Any Other Furious Jacobite, Whether Clergyman Or Layman; But by a Very Moderate Person and Dutiful Subject to the Queen | |
| Date of birth | November 12,1666 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Date of died | May 11,1731 |
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| ID | 432366 |
Mary Astell Life story
Mary Astell was an English protofeminist writer, philosopher, and rhetorician. Her advocacy of equal educational opportunities for women has earned her the title "the first English feminist." Astell is primarily remembered as one of England's inaugural advocates for women's rights.
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