A Letter to the Women of England and The Natural DaughterBroadview Press, 2003 M01 2 - 336 páginas Mary Robinson’s A Letter to the Women of England (1799) is a radical response to the rampant anti-feminist sentiment of the late 1790s. In this work, Robinson encourages her female contemporaries to throw off the “glittering shackles” of custom and to claim their rightful places as the social and intellectual equals of men. Separately published in the same year, Robinson’s novel The Natural Daughter follows the story of Martha Morley, who defies her husband’s authority, adopts a found infant, is barred from her husband’s estate and is driven to seek work as an actress and author. The novel implicitly links and critiques domestic tyrants in England and Jacobin tyrants in France. This edition also includes: other writings by Mary Robinson (tributes, and an excerpt from The Progress of Liberty); writings by contemporaries on women, society, and revolution; and contemporary reviews of both works. |
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... women " speak and write their opinions freely " and " become citizens of the world . " Robinson's particular empha- sis on the achievements of women writers not only challenges degrading stereotypes of the so - called " weaker sex " but ...
... women of England . Although Wollstonecraft had addressed some of her remarks directly to women , her moderate tone and general mode of philosophical reasoning were undoubtedly calculated to make a particularly favor- able impression ...
... women's intellectual abilities . Although Robinson advocates a few specific innovations , including a university for women , her Letter to the Women of England is finally not so much a polite call for educational reform as it is a ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
A Brief Chronology | 33 |
A Letter to the Women of England | 39 |
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