An essay in defence of the female sex
Subtitle: in which are inserted the characters of a pedant, a squire, a beau, a vertuoso, a poetaster, a city-critick, &c. : in a letter to a lady
By: written by a lady.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 9:5.
Publisher: Printed for A. Roper and E. Wilkinson at the Black Boy, and R. Clavel at the Peacock, in Fleetstreet
Published: 1696
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 148
Subjects: Women's rights.; Feminism -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Attributed to Mary Astell in Watt's Bibliotheca Britannica. For discussion of authorship see: Smith, Florence M. Mary Astell, New York, 1916, p. 173-182.

Errata: p. [24].

Reproduction of original in Yale University Library.

Wing A4058

Arber's Term cat. II 580

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1961. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 9:5)