Title: Serious proposal to the ladies, for the advancement of their true and greatest interest
First published: 1694
Description: Mary Astell's *A Serious Proposal to the Ladies* is one of the most important and neglected works advocating the establishment of women's academies. Its reception was so controversial that Astell responded with a lengthy sequel, also in this volume. The cause of great notoriety, Astell's Proposal was imitated by Defoe in his "An Academy for Women," parodied in the Tatler, satirized on the stage, plagiarized by Bishop Berkeley, and later mocked by Gilbert and Sullivan in Princess Ida. (Publisher description, 2002 edition. From amazon.com page.)
Subjects: Early works to 1800, Women, Feminism, Education, History, Sources, Monasticism and religious orders for women, Conduct of life, Church of England, Women's rights, Social and moral questions, Women, education, Education, early works to 1800
Places: Great Britain
Time periods: 18th century