Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was a 17th-century English writer, philosopher, and early feminist known for her pioneering works in natural philosophy, science fiction, and literary prose.

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early feminist writer
human
noblewoman
philosopher
playwright
poet
writer
associatedWith Royal Society of London
linked to: Royal Society
birthName Margaret Lucas
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfBirth England
countryOfDeath England
criticized mechanical philosophy
dateOfBirth 1623
dateOfDeath 1673
event visited the Royal Society in 1667
fieldOfWork drama
literature
natural philosophy
philosophy
poetry
science fiction
fullName Margaret Cavendish
genre drama
poetry
prose
science fiction
utopian fiction
historicalContext English Civil War era
honorificTitle Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
knownFor autobiographical writing
early advocacy of women’s education and intellectual participation
one of the earliest writers of science fiction in English
pioneering work in natural philosophy
language English
livedIn Newcastle House, London
exile in France
memberOf House of Cavendish
nationality English
notableWork Observations upon Experimental Philosophy
Philosophical and Physical Opinions
Plays
Poems and Fancies
The Blazing World
philosophicalTradition early modern philosophy
philosophicalView materialism
vitalism
placeOfBirth Colchester
Essex
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
politicalAlignment Royalist
relative Lucas family of Colchester
spouse William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
wroteAbout gender roles
metaphysics
politics
science and experimentation

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Cavendish family notableMember Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Cavendish family notableMember Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne fullName Margaret Cavendish
linked to: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
William Cavendish, 1st Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne spouse Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
subject linked to: Marquis of Newcastle
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne spouse Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
subject linked to: William Cavendish
Early modern philosophy hasMajorFigure Margaret Cavendish
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Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne notableTitleHolder Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
The Blazing World author Margaret Cavendish
linked to: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Observations upon Experimental Philosophy author Margaret Cavendish
linked to: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Observations upon Experimental Philosophy author Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Philosophical and Physical Opinions author Margaret Cavendish
linked to: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Philosophical and Physical Opinions author Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Poems and Fancies author Margaret Cavendish
linked to: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne