Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-345) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : Astell and early modern feminism -- Mary Astell, philosopher, theologian and polemicist -- Astell, Drake, education, epistemology and the Serious proposal -- Astell on marriage, patriarchalism and contractarianism -- Mary Astell and the Settlement of 1689 -- A fair way with the dissenters and their patrons -- Astell, Locke and the highwayman : a test case -- Astell, Drake and the historical legacy of freedom.
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