Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Margaret Cavendish, 1665

Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (born in 1623 and died on 15 December 1673) was an English aristocrat, philosopher, poet, scientist, fiction-writer, and playwright during the 17th century. She wrote on many topics, such as gender, power, manners, scientific method, and philosophy.

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess Of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Media

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  Margaret Cavendish and her husband, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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  Monument to William & Margaret Cavendish, Westminster Abbey

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  Philosophical letters, 1664

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  The Blazing World, 1666

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  Grounds of Natural Philosophy, 1668, Frontispiece

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  Grounds of Natural Philosophy, 1668, Title page