The Female Spectator periodical
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The Female Spectator periodical was an 18th-century English magazine, often considered the first periodical written by and for women, that addressed issues of female education, morality, and social life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Female Spectator periodical canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
18th-century English periodical
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magazine ⓘ periodical ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
entertain women readers
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instruct women readers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Eliza Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
London
NERFINISHED
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provincial England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| describedAs | first periodical written by and for women in English ⓘ |
| discusses |
conduct literature
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courtship ⓘ domestic life ⓘ education of girls ⓘ female virtue ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| endTime | 1746 ⓘ |
| field |
eighteenth-century literature
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women’s studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
female education
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morality ⓘ social life ⓘ |
| frequency | monthly ⓘ |
| genre | moral essay periodical ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Eliza Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Clemene
NERFINISHED
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Euphrosine NERFINISHED ⓘ Mira NERFINISHED ⓘ The Female Spectator (narrator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEditor | Eliza Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenderFocus | women ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
didactic
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moralistic ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of women’s periodical press
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important in history of women’s writing in Britain ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
essay
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letter ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| modeledOn | The Spectator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 4 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| pseudonymousEditor | The Female Spectator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1744–1746 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Spectator
NERFINISHED
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The Tatler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1744 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
middle-class women
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women readers ⓘ |
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