This video introduces Mary Astell, known as the "First English Feminist," and author of texts such as Some Reflections Upon Marriage and A Serious Proposal to the Ladies.

For more on Astell see:

Teresa Bejan - Mary, Quite Contrary https://tinyurl.com/w368x5w

Teresa Bejan - Equality and Hierarchy in the Thought of Mary Astell https://tinyurl.com/shpgvje

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