The Life of Rachel Speght: A Forward Woman - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Helen M. StringerSeries:English Association Monographs: English at the Interface #12Publish date:2025-04-01Pages:230
Language:EnglishPublisher:Liverpool University PressISBN-13:9781837644797ISBN-10:1837644799UPC:9781837644797Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Women, Literary Figures, EuropeBook Topic:Great BritainSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.1111Product ID:SC3Y3T8W44
The Life of Rachel Speght: A Forward Woman
In 1617, Rachel Speght caused a sensation when, at the age of nineteen, she published a polemic in defence of women under her own name. Daring to identify herself as a 'forward' woman, she repudiated the prevailing misogyny of her day. However, the power of her words died with her, and, for over 350 years, she was lost from view. Since the rediscovery of her works in the 1980s, Speght has become...
Series: English Association Monographs: English at the Interface #12
Language:EnglishPublisher:Liverpool University PressISBN-13:9781837644797ISBN-10:1837644799UPC:9781837644797Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Women, Literary Figures, EuropeBook Topic:Great BritainSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.1111Product ID:SC3Y3T8W44
Stringer, Helen M.: - Helen M. Stringer is an independent scholar who holds a PhD in history from the University of Sussex. She was a teacher of history for many years and from 2015 until her retirement was a Head within the Girls' Day School Trust.
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
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