“But women have no portions in the Commonwealth, or in the Church, but they are living like Bats or Owls, labour like Beasts, and die like Worms.”

About Margaret Cavendish

Author • English

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was a prolific 17th-century English philosopher, poet, scientist, and author. She published extensively under her own name at a time when most women writers remained...