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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Topic

Men and women Oppression of women

Author

Mary Astell

Source

Some Reflections Upon Marriage

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1706 1700s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Feminist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

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The end must justify the means.

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Why are women…so much more interesting to men than men are to women?

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Men and women

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Virginia Woolf
Source
A Room of One's Own
Medium
Essay
Genre
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Language
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Time
1929 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Woolf, Virginia. A Room of One's Own. Hogarth Press/Harcourt Brace & Co., 1929, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Woolf, Virginia. A Room of One's Own. Mariner Books, 2005, ch. 2.

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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Source
Sonnets from the Portuguese
Medium
Sonnet Poem
Statement Type
Profession of love Question
Language
English
Time
1850 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. Sonnets from the Portuguese. London: Chapman and Hall, 1850, sonnet 43.

Current Citation

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. "Sonnets from the Portuguese." Aurora Leigh and Other Poems, edited by John Robert Glorney Bolton and Julia Bolton Holloway. Penguin Classics, 1996, sonnet 43.