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 history18th-century English writersPseudonymous women writers17th-century English philosophers18th-century British philosophers18th-century English non-fiction writersEnglish women non-fiction writersEnglish women activistsEnglish educational theorists18th-century pseudonymous writersFeminist studies scholars18th-century English women writers17th-century pseudonymous writersBritish women's rights activists18th-century English philosophers17th-century English women writers17th-century English educatorsEnglish rhetoricians
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
PhilosophyFeminist studies scholars17th-century English writers18th-century English women writers17th-century pseudonymous writersBritish women's rights activistsFeminism and history18th-century English philosophers18th-century British philosophersEnglish feminist writers, English feminists18th-century English non-fiction writersEnglish women non-fiction writersEnglish women activists18th-century English writers17th-century English women writersPseudonymous women writers17th-century English educatorsEnglish educational theorists18th-century pseudonymous writers17th-century English philosophersEnglish rhetoricians17th century18th century