Some Reflections upon Marriage

by Mary Astell and Astell Mary 1668-1731

Book Overview

Throughout her life, in her personal relationships as well as in her role as a public intellectual, the English thinker Mary Astell (1666-1731) supported women, wrote to and for women, and, to the greatest extent possible, moved from advocacy to action on their behalf. In Some Reflections upon Marriage (London, 1700), Astell focused her attention on the institution of marriage. For Astell, marriage is a divinely ordained state, a "Christian institution,"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615964052
• ISBN13: 9780615964058
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Saltar's Point Press
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"