Women Behind the Curtain: Mary Astell

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Mary Astell (1666-1731) is recognized today as a pioneering writer in English feminist history. She advocated that women have the same capacity for reason as men, and published critiques of the institution of marriage. But at the same time, she was politically conservative, and supported patriarchal ideas.

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