The Celebrated Mary Astell: An Early English Feminist

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Women in Culture and Society (1986)

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Genres: Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Biography & Memoir, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 305.4 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity Women
LCC: HQ1595 .A7 .P47 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Women. Feminism

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