| LC control no. | n 83124681 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Astell, Mary, 1666-1731 |
| Variant(s) | Astell, Mary, 1668-1731 Wotton, Mr., 1666-1731 Daughter of the Church of England, 1666-1731 Lady, 1666-1731 Single, Tom, 1666-1731 Mr. Wotton, 1666-1731 Lover of her sex, 1666-1731 |
| Other standard no. | Q2359434 8192151 000000011592313X |
| Associated country | England |
| Located | Newcastle upon Tyne (England) Chelsea (London, England) |
| Birth date | 1666 |
| Death date | 1731-05-11 |
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne (England) |
| Place of death | Chelsea (London, England) |
| Field of activity | Feminism Rhetoric |
| Profession or occupation | Feminists Rhetoricians |
| Found in | Her A serious proposal to the ladies for the advancement of their true and greatest interest, 1695: t.p. (a lover of her sex) DNB (Astell, Mary, 1668-1731) New Cent. Cyc. of Names (Astell, Mary, 1668-1731) UnM/Wing files (hdg.: Astell, Mary, 1666-1731; usage: Mr. Wotton; daughter of the Church of England; a lady; Tom Single) LC in OCLC, 12/12/83 (hdg.: Astell, Mary, 1666-1731; usage: Name not given) Wikipedia, viewed March 1, 2016 (Mary Astell (12 November 1666 - 11 May 1731) was an English feminist writer and rhetorician. Her advocacy of equal educational opportunities for women has earned her the title "the first English feminist." Born in Newcastle upon Tyne; lived in Newcastle throughout her early childhood; After the death of her mother and aunt in 1688, Astell moved to Chelsea, London) Oxford dictionary of national biography WWW site, 25 June, 2019 (Astell, Mary, philosopher and promoter of women's education; born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 12 November 1666; on 9 May 1731, she died in Chelsea; As one of the earliest English authors in the modern age of printing and mass dissemination to write what would now be called feminist analysis her ultimate influence on the history of the English-speaking women's movement is incalculable) <https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/814> FamilySearch WWW site, 25 June, 2019 (Mary Astell; England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975; Residence Place: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England; Christening Date: 12 Nov 1666) <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1ND-D2P> |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 83152892 |
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