Feminist Interpretations of Mary Astell

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Pennsylvania State University Press (2016)
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"A collection of essays on the early modern English writer, proto-feminist, and rhetorician Mary Astell. Includes discussions on human nature, equality, rationality, power, freedom, friendship, marriage, and education"--Provided by publisher.

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0271071257   0271071249   9780271071251   9780271077604

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1 Locations and Legacies.  (pages 1-15)Penny A. Weiss
2 Mary Astell and the Virtues.  (pages 16-34)Jacqueline Broad
3 Mary Astell’s Account of Feminine Self-Esteem.  (pages 35-56)Kathleen A. Ahearn
4 Mary Astell and the Development of Vice.  (pages 57-73)Alice Sowaal
Custom Freedom and Equality: Mary Astell on marriage and women's education.  (pages 74-92)Karen Detlefsen
6 Further Reflections upon Marriage.  (pages 93-110)Susan Paterson Glover
7 Mary Astell.  (pages 111-127)Elisabeth Hedrick Moser
8 “From the Throne to Every Private Family”.  (pages 128-152)Penny A. Weiss
9 Mary Astell’s Feminism.  (pages 153-167)Christine Mason Sutherland
Mary Astell on the Existence and Nature of God.  (pages 168-187)Marcy P. Lascano
11 The Emerging Picture of Mary Astell’s Views.  (pages 188-206)Alice Sowaal

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Author Profiles

Alice Sowaal
San Francisco State University
Penny Weiss
St. Louis University

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