In#the#18th#century,#female#writers#weren’t#taken#SERIOUSLY#because#they#didn’t#have#the#
education,#legal#status#and#social#STANDING#enjoyed#by#men.
##Only#the#most#privileged#one##sometimes#received#an#intellectual#education#and#were#
instructed#in#the#role#of#wife,#hostess#and#mother
##A#respectable#lady#was#expected#to#acquire#social#graces,#she#would#be#able#to#participate#
in#polite#conversation,#dance,#have#some#music#and#arts#training,#and#perhaps#some#
geography#and#French
###The#ideal#woman#had#to#be#a#virtuous,#submissive#and#kind#creature#who#never#attracted#
attention#to#herself.
##In#the#17##century,#Aphra#Behn##wrote#for#the#theater,#it#wasn't#long#before#she#was#
criticized#for#her#vulgar#writing#and#improper#behavior#related#to#prostitutes.
##Women#have#had#their#writings#published,#and#some#have#been#successful#enough#to#
rival#male#writers
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