François Poulain de la Barre

Standard Name: Poulain de la Barre, François
Used Form: Francois Poulain de la Barre
Used Form: François Poullain de la Barre
Used Form: Francois Poullain de la Barre

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As epigraph she quoted a statement from the seventeenth-century male Cartesian feminist François Poulain or Poullain de la Barre , pointing out that men are not qualified judges of women, since they are interested parties...

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1673: François Poulain (or Poullain) de la Barre...

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1673

François Poulain (or Poullain) de la Barre published at Paris his Cartesian treatise on gender equality, De l'égalité des deux sexes, which was translated into English four years later.
The Origins of Modern Feminism, 1567-1876. Quaritch, 1998.
Buchanan, Dave. Augustan Women’s Verse Satire. University of Alberta, 1998.
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British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
Bosley, Vivien. “A Pre-Wave Ripple: The Sound of Other Voices”. Not Drowning but Waving: Women, Feminism, and the Liberal Arts, 14 Oct. 2006.

1677: Someone called A. L. translated François...

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1677

Someone called A. L. translated François Poulain de la Barre into English as The Woman as Good as the Man; Or, the Equality of Both Sexes.
Buchanan, Dave. Augustan Women’s Verse Satire. University of Alberta, 1998.
61
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.

1721: Charles de Montesquieu published Lettres...

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1721

Charles de Montesquieu published Lettres Persanes, which purport to be letters home from a Persian visiting Paris.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.
Bosley, Vivien. “A Pre-Wave Ripple: The Sound of Other Voices”. Not Drowning but Waving: Women, Feminism, and the Liberal Arts, 14 Oct. 2006.

November 1739: The anonymous, probably female Sophia published...

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November 1739

The anonymous, probably female Sophia published a pamphlet entitled Woman not Inferior to Man.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
9 (1739): 608

1758: An anonymous Lady published Female Rights...

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1758

An anonymous Lady published Female Rights Vindicated: or The Equality of the Sexes Morally and Physically Proved, a vigorous plea that society should educate women equally with men and offer them a share in...

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