Perry, Ruth. The Celebrated Mary Astell: An Early English Feminist. University of Chicago Press.
323, 263
Lady Elizabeth Hastings
Standard Name: Hastings, Lady Elizabeth
Used Form: Lady Betty Hastings
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| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| death | Mary Astell | MA
died at Chelsea near London, in the house of her friend Lady Betty Hastings
, of the effects of breast cancer, reported as a dropsy or swelling tympany. |
| Friends, Associates | Mary Astell | Her closest friends were the unmarried Lady Betty Hastings
and Lady Catherine Jones
, and the widow Lady Coventry
. Perry, Ruth. The Celebrated Mary Astell: An Early English Feminist. University of Chicago Press. 243 |
| Occupation | Mary Astell | She did this on a subscription of £500, begun by Lady Betty Hastings
on 5 April with five guineas. The school was conducted in rooms borrowed from Chelsea Royal Hospital
, and most pupils were... |
| Publishing | Elizabeth Elstob | Its full title is An English-Saxon Homily on the Birthday of St. Gregory
, Anciently used in the English-Saxon Church. Giving an Account of the Conversion of the English from Paganism to Christianity. It... |
| Wealth and Poverty | Mary Astell | Astell was not above accepting financial help from her upper-class circle. Lady Betty Hastings
regularly paid her sums of money in her later years, and Lady Catherine Jones
, Lady Coventry
, and Elizabeth Hutcheson |
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