Hannah Dawson
Senior Lecturer in the History of Ideas at King's College London
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
Philosophy17th-century English writersEnglish feminist writers, English feministsFeminism and history17th-century English philosophers18th-century English writersPseudonymous women writersEnglish women activists18th-century pseudonymous writers18th-century British philosophersEnglish educational theoristsEnglish women non-fiction writers18th-century English non-fiction writers18th-century English women writers17th-century English women writersFeminist studies scholarsEnglish rhetoricians18th-century English philosophers17th-century pseudonymous writers17th-century English educatorsBritish women's rights activists
Mary Astell
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher Mary Astell (1666 – 1731) who has been described as "the first English feminist".
5 November 2020
Also featuring: Mark Goldie, Teresa Bejan
Philosophy18th-century English women writersFeminism and history17th-century English philosophers17th-century English women writersEnglish feminist writers, English feminists18th-century English writersPseudonymous women writersEnglish women activistsFeminist studies scholars18th-century pseudonymous writersEnglish rhetoricians18th-century British philosophers18th-century English philosophers17th-century English writers17th-century pseudonymous writers17th-century English educatorsEnglish educational theoristsEnglish women non-fiction writers18th-century English non-fiction writersBritish women's rights activists