About Mary Astell

Mary Astell 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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Occupation: writer, philosopher, women's rights activist
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: November 12, 1666

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Mary Astell

English feminist writer (1666-1731)

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Occupation: writer, philosopher, women's rights activist
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: November 12, 1666

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May 11, 1731

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