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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.

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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.

by active 1696-1707 Judith Drake, Mary Astell

EN·~2 hours·9 chapters

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9 total

Transcriber’s Note:

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AN ESSAY In Defence of the FEMALE SEX.

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To Her Royal Highness the Princess Anne of Denmark.

4:47

PREFACE.

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To the Most Ingenious Mrs. —— or her Admirable Defence of Her Sex.

3:25

The Reader is desir’d to excuse, and correct all Literal Escapes, and to amend the following thus.

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AN ESSAY In Defence of the Female Sex, &c.

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THE CONTENTS.

2:40

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

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Authorship has been attributed to both Judith Drake and Mary Astell.

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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. 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.

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~2 hours (168K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

Jul 28, 2018

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57596

Subjects

Women HQ

About the authors

active 1696-1707 Judith Drake

A sharp early feminist voice from late 17th-century England, remembered for a witty defense of women’s intellect and character. Though little is known for certain about her life, her work still stands out for its confidence, humor, and clear-eyed social criticism.

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Mary Astell

1666–1731

A sharp, fearless voice from early modern England, this writer argued that women deserved the same education as men and questioned the power imbalance built into marriage. Her essays still feel bold because they mix clear reason, religious conviction, and a very modern sense of justice.

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