Mary Astell

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
feminist
gptkbp:advocatesFor women's education
women's rights
gptkbp:associatedWith early modern philosophy
gptkbp:birthDate 1666-11-12
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Newcastle_upon_Tyne
gptkbp:contributedTo feminist literature
gptkbp:deathDate 1731-05-11
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:London
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn educational reform
social reform movements
feminist philosophy
women's literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mary Astell
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Mary_Wollstonecraft
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
feminist theory
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Locke
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Clerkenwell
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:Rene_Descartes
Aristotle
Plato
gptkbp:isKnownFor her role in the early feminist movement
her philosophical writings
her advocacy for women's intellectual capabilities
her critiques of societal norms
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy contemporary philosophers
feminist scholars
gptkbp:knownFor her advocacy for women's education
her critiques of marriage
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableWork A Serious Proposal to the Ladies
Some_Reflections_upon_Marriage
gptkbp:occupation writer
educator
gptkbp:publishedBy A Serious Proposal to the Ladies (1694)
A Serious Proposal to the Ladies (1701)
Letters Concerning the Love of God (1705)
The Proposal (1716)
The_Christian_Religion_as_Profess'd_by_a_Daughter_of_the_Church_of_England_(1705)
Some_Reflections_upon_Marriage_(1700)
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:Newcastle_upon_Tyne
home schooling
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn early 18th century
gptkbp:wasPartOf the Enlightenment movement
the early feminist movement
the philosophical discourse of her time
gptkbp:wrote philosophical essays