Personal author: [Sophia]
Full title: Woman not Inferior to Man: or, a Short and Modest Vindication of the Natural Right of the Fair Sex to a Perfect Equality of Power, Dignity, and Esteem with the Men.
Comment: Sophia is a pseudonym.
Publisher: Jacob Robinson
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Personal author: Wollstonecraft, Mary
Full title: Thoughts on the Education of Daughters: with Reflections on Female Conduct in the more important Duties of Life.
Publisher: J. Johnson
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Personal author: Poulain de La Barre, Francois
Comment: Written originally in French and translated into English by 'A. L.'.
Publisher: N. Brooks
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Personal author: Wolley, Hannah
Full title: The Queen-Like Closet or Rich Cabinet.
Publisher: Richard Lownes
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Personal author: Paget, Francis Edward
Full title: The Pageant; or, Pleasure and its Price: a Tale for the Upper Ranks of Society.
Publisher: James Burns
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Personal author: Trimmer, Sarah
Full title: The Oeconomy of Charity: or, an Address to Ladies concerning Sunday Schools; the Establishment of Schools of Industry under Female Inspection; and the Distribution of Voluntary Benefactions: to which is added an Appendix containing an Account of the Sunday-Schools in Old Brentford.
Publisher: T. Longman, G.G.J., J. Robinson and J. Johnson
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Corporate author: England and Wales. Parliament
Full title: The Mid-wives Just Petition: or, a Complaint of Divers Good Gentlewomen of that Faculty: shewing to the whole Christian World their Just Cause of their Sufferings in these Distracted Times, for their want of Trading: which said Complaint they Tendered to the House on Monday last, being the 23 of Jan. 1643.
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
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Personal author: [Edgar, Thomas]
Full title: The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights: or, the Lawes Provision for Woemen: a Methodicall Collection of such Statutes and Customes, with the Cases, Opinions, Arguments and Points of Learning in the Law, as doe properly concerne Women: Together with a Compendious Table, whereby the Chiefe Matters in this Booke contained, may be more readily Found.
Comment: The signatory of the preliminary epistle signed 'T. E.' is most likely Thomas Edgar.
Publisher: John Grove
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Personal author: [N. H.]
Full title: The Ladies' Dictionary; being a General Entertainment for the Fair Sex: a Work never attempted before in English.
Comment: The dedication is signed by 'N. H.', whose real name and identity are unknown. They are assumed to be the author.
Publisher: John Dunton
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Personal author: [author not identified]
Full title: The Humble Petition of many Thousands of Wives and Matrons of the city of London, and other parts of this Kingdome, for the Cessation and Finall Conclusion of these Civill Wars, and for the Restitution and Revocation of their Husbands.
Publisher: John Cookson
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Personal author: Alexander, William
Full title: The History of Women, from the Earliest Antiquity, to the Present Time; giving Some Account of almost every Interesting Particular concerning that Sex, among all Nations, Ancient and Modern. Volume 2.
Publisher: C. Dilly and R. Christopher
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Personal author: Alexander, William
Full title: The History of Women, from the Earliest Antiquity, to the Present Time; giving Some Account of almost every Interesting Particular concerning that Sex, among all Nations, Ancient and Modern. Volume 1.
Publisher: C. Dilly and R. Christopher
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Personal author: [Stewarton]
Full title: The Female Revolutionary Plutarch: containing Biographical, Historical, and Revolutionary Sketches, Characters, and Anecdotes. Volume 3.
Comment: Stewarton is a pseudonym.
Publisher: John Murray
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Personal author: [Stewarton]
Full title: The Female Revolutionary Plutarch: containing Biographical, Historical, and Revolutionary Sketches, Characters, and Anecdotes. Volume 2.
Comment: Stewarton is a pseudonym.
Publisher: John Murray
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Personal author: [Stewarton]
Full title: The Female Revolutionary Plutarch: containing Biographical, Historical, and Revolutionary Sketches, Characters, and Anecdotes. Volume 1.
Comment: Stewarton is a pseudonym.
Publisher: John Murray
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Personal author: [Ginger, J.]
Full title: The Female Aegis; or, the Duties of Women from Childhood to Old Age, and in most Situations of Life, Exemplified.
Comment: The author's forename is only ever referred to by the initial 'J'.
Publisher: J. Ginger
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Personal author: Cobbold, Richard
Full title: The Character of Woman, in a Lecture, delivered at the Hanover Square Rooms, April 13th 1848, for the Benefit of the Governesses Benevolent Institution.
Publisher: Richard Cobbold
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Personal author: Swetnam, Joseph
Full title: The Arraignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and Unconstant Women: or the Vanitie of them, choose you whether: with a Commendacion of Wise, Vertuous and Honest Women: Pleasant for Married Men, Profitable for Young Men, and Hurtfull to None.
Comment: Reprinted 1807.
Publisher: Thomas Archer
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Personal author: More, Hannah
Full title: Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education: with a view of the Principles and Conduct Prevalent among Women of Rank and Fortune. Volume 2.
Publisher: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies
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Personal author: More, Hannah
Full title: Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education: with a view of the Principles and Conduct Prevalent among Women of Rank and Fortune. Volume 1.
Publisher: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies
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The books in this collection constitute some of the oldest material from The Women’s Library and LSE, dating from the early 17th century to the mid 19th century. The collection explores how social expectations of women and their perceived roles in society have changed throughout the centuries, featuring perspectives from both female and male authors. The books include academic and philosophical works, such as treatises, essays and recorded lectures, as well as petitions, instructional books, works of fiction, satire and general entertainment.

Personal author: Wollstonecraft, Mary
Full title: Posthumous Works of the Author of 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'. Volume 4: Letters and Miscellaneous pieces, in two volumes.
Publisher: J. Johnson, and G.G. and J. Robinson
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Personal author: Wollstonecraft, Mary
Full title: Posthumous Works of the Author of 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'. Volume 3: Letters and Miscellaneous pieces, in two volumes.
Publisher: J. Johnson, and G.G. and J. Robinson
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Personal author: Wollstonecraft, Mary
Full title: Posthumous Works of the Author of 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'. Volume 2: the Wrongs of Woman: or, Maria: a fragment in two volumes.
Publisher: J. Johnson, and G.G. and J. Robinson
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Personal author: Wollstonecraft, Mary
Full title: Posthumous Works of the Author of 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'. Volume 1: the Wrongs of Woman: or, Maria: a fragment in two volumes.
Publisher: J. Johnson, and G.G. and J. Robinson
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Personal author: Wortley Montagu, Mary
Full title: Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M--y W---y M---e: Written during her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, etc., in different parts of Europe.
Publisher: M. Cooper
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Corporate author: Queen's College. London
Publisher: John W. Parker
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Personal author: Walker, Joseph Cooper
Full title: Hints for a System of Education, for a Female Orphan-House: in a Letter to Mrs Peter Latouche.
Comment: Walker refers to himself by the pseudonym 'Eubante' in this work.
Publisher: Richard Edw. Mercier
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