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People: Mary Astell
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Location: Silivri Istanbul Turkey

Mary Astell

English protofeminist writer, philosopher and rhetorician
Years: 1666 - 1731

Mary Astell (Newcastle upon Tyne, November 12, 1666 – London, May 11, 1731) is an English protofeminist writer, philosopher and rhetorician.

Her advocacy of equal educational opportunities for women will earn her the title "the first English feminist."

Regions
Central Europe (1666 - 1731)
West Europe (1666 - 1731)
North Europe (1666 - 1731)
Southwest Europe (1666 - 1731)
Northern North America (1666 - 1731)
West Indies (1666 - 1731)
Macaronesia (1666 - 1731)