Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Women in Science
From the Enlightenment to the 19th century
In 1667 Margaret Cavendish, the duchess of Newcastle, attended a meeting of the then newly formed Royal Society of London. At a time when most women writers used male pseudonyms, she wrote under her own name on numerous subjects, including experimental philosophy (physics).
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In 1667 Margaret Cavendish, the duchess of Newcastle, attended a meeting of the then newly formed Royal Society of London. At a time when most women writers used male pseudonyms, she wrote under her own name on numerous subjects, including experimental philosophy (physics).
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