Mary Astell Quotes


The Relation we bear to the Wisdom of the Father, the Son of His Love, gives us indeed a dignity which otherwise we have no pretence to. It makes us something, something considerable even in God's Eyes.


Citations

Astell, Mary. A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, Part II. Richard Wilkin, 1697, p. 229.

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Mary Astell
Mary Astell
  • Born: November 12, 1666
  • Died: May 11, 1731
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Writer

Mary Astell was an English protofeminist writer, philosopher, and rhetorician. Her advocacy of equal educational opportunities for women has earned her the title "the first English feminist."