The Female Spectator

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The Female Spectator is an 18th-century periodical often regarded as the first English magazine written by a woman, offering essays on morality, conduct, and women's lives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf essay series
magazine
periodical
aim to comment on contemporary social issues affecting women
to instruct women in proper conduct
associatedWith Eliza Haywood's later career
author Eliza Haywood NERFINISHED
centuryOfPublication 18th century
contains essays
letters
moral tales
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
creator Eliza Haywood NERFINISHED
discusses courtship
female virtue
friendship
parenting
sexual double standards
editor Eliza Haywood NERFINISHED
firstPublicationDate 1744
format monthly periodical
genre conduct literature
moral essays
women's magazine
hasGenderPerspective female-centered
historicalSignificance early example of a periodical addressed specifically to women
important work in the history of women's writing in English
inspiredBy The Spectator NERFINISHED
language English
literaryMovement Augustan literature NERFINISHED
mainTheme domestic life
education of women
female conduct
marriage
morality
social criticism
women's lives
medium print
narrativePersona The Female Spectator NERFINISHED
narrativeVoice female persona
notableCharacteristic modeled in part on The Spectator NERFINISHED
often regarded as the first English magazine written by a woman
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationPeriod 1744–1746
publisherType commercial publisher
targetAudience middle-class readers
women readers
workType didactic literature

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Eliza Haywood notableWork The Female Spectator
Eliza Haywood wrote The Female Spectator