The Female Advocate

The Female Advocate; a poem occasioned by reading Mr. Duncombe's Feminead
Title page of Mary Scott's The Female Advocate (1775)
AuthorMary Scott
Subjectliterary women
Genrepoetry
PublishedLondon
PublisherJoseph Johnson
Publication date
1775
Pagesviii+41 pp.
WebsiteGoogle Books

Mary Scott's The Female Advocate; a poem occasioned by reading Mr. Duncombe's Feminead (1775) is both a celebration of women's literary achievements, as well as an impassioned piece of advocacy for women's right to literary self-expression.