{"product_id":"a-serious-proposal-to-the-ladies-9781551113067","title":"A Serious Proposal to the Ladies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Serious Proposal to the Ladies\u003c\/strong\u003e by Mary Astell. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781551113067.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary Astell’s A Serious Proposal to the Ladies is one of the most important and neglected works advocating the establishment of women’s academies. Its reception was so controversial that Astell responded with a lengthy sequel, also in this volume. The cause of great notoriety, Astell’s Proposal was imitated by Defoe in his “An Academy for Women,” parodied in the Tatler, satirized on the stage, plagiarized by Bishop Berkeley, and later mocked by Gilbert and Sullivan in Princess Ida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45256310620213,"sku":"ByrdShop_1551113066","price":32.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781551113067_f4310e9d-fa9a-47ee-9b84-aefdcb0b792d.jpg?v=1779941754","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-serious-proposal-to-the-ladies-9781551113067","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}