The Friends of Mary Astell

An international group for Astell scholars and scholarship

This is the website for the Friends of Mary Astell, an international group of scholars who work on Astell. We aim to expand the canon of early modern philosophy with particular focus on Astell. We manage a running tab of scholarly and non-academic works on Astell, we host events surrounding contemporary Astell scholarship, and we write blog posts about Astell. You can find out more about the Friends of Astell - or become one - and you can also contact us with any Astell-related thoughts or concerns.

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​How can you be content to be in the world like tulips in a garden, to make a fine show and be good for nothing?
— Mary Astell, ​A Serious Proposal to the Ladies