Mary Astell

13 Podcast Episodes

Mary Astell (Summer Repeat)

Mary Astell (Summer Repeat)

The philosopher Mary Astell (1666 – 1731) has been described as “the first English feminist”. Born in Newcastle in relat... Read more

11 Aug 2022

51mins

Mary Astell — The First Feminist

Mary Astell — The First Feminist

Born a generation before Mary Wollstonecraft, seventeenth-century English philosopher Mary Astell wrote the groundbreaki... Read more

6 Jul 2021

21mins

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Mary Astell

Mary Astell

This episode explores the life and work of 17th century English thinker Mary Astell, best known for her promotion of wom... Read more

11 May 2021

23mins

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: Mary Astell and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: Mary Astell and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Mary Astell and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu had a lot more in common than having a record book full of firsts— the first E... Read more

3 Feb 2021

1hr 22mins

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Mary Astell

Mary Astell

The philosopher Mary Astell (1666 – 1731) has been described as “the first English feminist”. Born in Newcastle in relat... Read more

5 Nov 2020

51mins

Mary Astell

Mary Astell

The philosopher Mary Astell (1666 – 1731) has been described as “the first English feminist”. Born in Newcastle in relat... Read more

5 Nov 2020

51mins

EV - 143 Better Know Mary Astell with Simone Webb

EV - 143 Better Know Mary Astell with Simone Webb

My guest this week is Simone Webb (@SimoneWebbUCL), a PhD student in gender studies at UCL. We do another of our many ma... Read more

21 May 2020

1hr 9mins

Qui est Mary Astell ?

Qui est Mary Astell ?

Penseuse éminente du XVIIe siècle, la théologienne anglaise Mary Astell est une des toutes premières figures du féminism... Read more

11 Nov 2019

3mins

Teresa Bejan - Equality and hierarchy in the thought of Mary Astell

Teresa Bejan - Equality and hierarchy in the thought of Mary Astell

Ever since Mary Astell was introduced as the "First English Feminist" in 1986, scholars have been perplexed by her dual ... Read more

31 Oct 2019

46mins

Episode 7: Interview with Penny Weiss on Mary Astell and others

Episode 7: Interview with Penny Weiss on Mary Astell and others

Episode 7: Interview with Penny Weiss on Mary Astell and others by New Narratives in the History of Philosophy

16 May 2019

22mins

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