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Jane Anger

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English author and feminist writer

United KingdomWritersLived 1560 to 1600 · aged 40
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Jane Anger was an English writer and the first woman to publish a full-length defence of her sex in English. The title of her defense, Jane Anger Her Protection For Women was published in 1589. In the late sixteenth century, it was rare for women to write and publish on secular, or non-religious themes.

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Jane Anger was an English writer and the first woman to publish a full-length defence of her sex in English. The title of her defense, Jane Anger Her Protection For Women was published in 1589. In the late sixteenth century, it was rare for women to write and publish on secular, or non-religious themes. It was also rare for women to argue against male supremacy.

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United Kingdom
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1560 to 1600 · aged 40
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14 languages

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