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The Women's Library Rare Books: Women's History Collection
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A Discovery of Six Women Preachers

Personal author: [author not identified]
Full title: A Discovery of Six Women Preachers, in Middlesex, Kent, Cambridge and Salisbury: with a Relation of their Names, Manners, Life and Doctrine.
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
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A Serious Proposal to the Ladies

Personal author: Astell, Mary
Full title: A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, for the Advancement of their True and Greatest Interest.
Publisher: R. Wilkin
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A True Copy of the Petition of the Gentle-women and Trades-men Wives in and about the city of London

Corporate author: England and Wales. Parliament
Full title: A True Copy of the Petition of the Gentle-women and Trades-men Wives in and about the city of London: Delivered to the Honourable, the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses of the House of Commons assembled in Parliament, Feb. 4, 1641.
Publisher: J. Wright
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Personal author: Wollstonecraft, Mary
Full title: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects.
Publisher: J. Johnson
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All the Histories and Novels written by the late ingenious Mrs. Behn

Personal author: Behn, Aphra
Full title: All the Histories and Novels written by the late ingenious Mrs. Behn Intire in One Volume: Together with the History of the Life and Memoirs of Mrs Behn, by one of the Fair Sex; Intermix'd with Pleasant Love Letters that pass'd betwixt her and Minheer Van Bruin, a Dutch Merchant; with her Character of the Country and Lover: and her Love Letters to a Gentleman in England.
Publisher: M. Wellington
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An Enquiry into [...] the better preventing of Clandestine Marriages

Personal author: Stebbing, Henry
Personal author: Cooper, Mary
Full title: An Enquiry into the Force and Operation of the Annulling Clauses in a late Act for the Better Preventing of Clandestine Marriages, with respect to Conscience.
Publisher: M. Cooper
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An Inquiry into the Condition of those Women who carry Coals Underground

Personal author: Bald, Robert
Full title: A General View of the Coal Trade of Scotland, chiefly that of the River Forth and Mid-Lothian: to which is added, an Inquiry into the Condition of those Women who carry Coals under ground in Scotland, known by the name of Bearers.
Publisher: Oliphant, Waugh, and Innes
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Appeal of one half of the human race, Women, against the pretensions of the other half, Men

Personal author: Thompson, William
Full title: Appeal of one Half of the Human Race, Women, against the Pretensions of the other Half, Men, to Retain them in Political and thence in Civil and Domestic Slavery: in reply to a paragraph of Mr. Mill's celebrated "Article on Government".
Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green... and Wheatley and Adlard
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Countrey Contentments, or the English Huswife

Personal author: Markham, Gervase
Full title: Countrey Contentments, or the English Huswife: containing the Inward and Outward Vertues which ought to be in a Compleate Woman.
Publisher: R. Jackson
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Evelina. Vol 1

Personal author: Burney, Frances
Full title: Evelina, or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. Volume 1.
Publisher: T. and W. Lowndes
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Evelina. Vol 2

Personal author: Burney, Frances
Full title: Evelina, or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. Volume 2.
Publisher: T. and W. Lowndes
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Evelina. Vol 3

Personal author: Burney, Frances
Full title: Evelina, or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. Volume 3.
Publisher: T. and W. Lowndes
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Every Woman's Book; or, What is Love?

Personal author: Carlile, Richard
Full title: Every Woman's Book ; or, What is Love? Containing most Important Instructions for the Prudent Regulation of the Principle of Love, and the Number of a Family.
Publisher: Richard Carlile
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Hints for a System of Education for a Female Orphan House

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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Letters of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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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Posthumous Works of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. Vol 1

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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Posthumous Works of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. Vol 2

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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Posthumous Works of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. Vol 3

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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Posthumous Works of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. Vol 4

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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Rare Books: Women's History Collection

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  • Collection
  • 1615-1849

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.

Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education. Vol 1

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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Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education. Vol 2

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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The Arraignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and Unconstant Women

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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