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Rachel Speght - 17th Century Feminist
Rachel Speght wrote A Mouzell for Melastomus in 1617 and Mortalities Memorandum, both religious defenses of women's rights based on interpretation of scripture. Although there were a few other feminist writings of the time, Rachel Speght was the first feminist to write in English under her own name.
Books - Rachel Speght, Early Feminist
Rachel Speght was the first woman known to have published a women's rights pamphlet in English under her own name. Here are some works by or about Rachel Speght and her writings.
From "The Dreame"
An excerpt from Rachel Speght, focusing on the "griefe" called ignorance, written in poetry.