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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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: 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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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: 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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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: 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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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: 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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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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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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