Mary Astell

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Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty.

Mary Astell

An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex

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Drake, Judith [published as written by a lady]. An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex. London: A. Roper and E. Wilkinson, 1696.

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If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?

Mary Astell

Some Reflections Upon Marriage

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Astell, Mary. Reflections Upon Marriage. London: W. Wilkin, 1706.

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Astell, Mary. "Some Reflections on Marriage." Astell: Political Writings. Cambridge University Press, 1996.

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Tis less to be wonder'd at that women marry off in haste, for if they took time to consider and reflect upon it, they seldom would.

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Some Reflections Upon Marriage

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Astell, Mary. Some Reflections Upon Marriage. London: John Nutt, 1700.

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Astell, Mary. "Some Reflections on Marriage." Astell: Political Writings. Cambridge University Press, 1996.

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