The Female Right to Literature
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The Female Right to Literature is an 18th-century essay by Thomas Seward that argues women should have equal access to education and literary pursuits.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Female Right to Literature canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
women's right to formal education
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women's right to study literature ⓘ |
| argumentType |
intellectual argument for women's participation in literature
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moral argument for women's education ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | essay ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
advocacy of women's access to literary culture
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critique of restrictions on women's education ⓘ intellectual equality between men and women ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 18th-century debates on women's roles ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated reading public ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
gender equality
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literature ⓘ women's education ⓘ |
| movement | early feminist thought ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
argues that women should have equal access to education
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argues that women should have equal access to literary pursuits ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| supportsView | women are capable of intellectual achievement equal to men ⓘ |
| workInfluencedBy | Enlightenment ideas about reason and education ⓘ |
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