Theosophical Transactions, the journal of Jane Lead
's Philadelphian Society
, warmly praised MA
's work and published extracts from it. Damaris Masham
, however (who was herself guessed by some to be the...
Textual Production
Mary Astell
MA
dated her preface 17 July 1694, and published as the Author of the Serious Proposal to the Ladies—a mark of confidence in a book only just appearing. These letters had been, as the...
Textual Features
Mary Astell
Astell had approached Norris
to point out a gap or inconsistency in his Discourses Upon the Beatitudes, 1690.
Perry, Ruth. The Celebrated Mary Astell: An Early English Feminist. University of Chicago Press.
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Her first letter in the series declares her refusal to conform to the expectations of...
