Bathsua Reginald Makin (c. 1600 – c. 1675) est une protoféministe de la classe moyenne anglaise qui a contribué aux critiques émergentes sur la place des femmes dans les sphères domestiques et publiques dans l'Angleterre du . Elle peut être considéré comme un précurseur du féminisme.
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Liens externes An Essay To Revive the Antient Education of Gentlewomen, in Religion, Manners, Arts & Tongues, With An Answer to the Objections against this Way of Education sur A Celebration of Women Writers.
Catégorie:Écrivaine anglaise Catégorie:Protoféminisme