People
Aphra Behn
Define literate
Educated, ability to read and write.
What was the paradox of literacy?
Learning through work
Career/Job
What women's career was deemed as highly educated?
Midwives
Who wrote The Blazing World
Define urban
What was the paradox of those who were deemed literate?
Being literate was often associated with the elites.
Learning in a school
Formal education
Why were people encouraged by religion to become literate?
to read the Bible.
Who is sometimes called the first feminist?
Define social class
Society groups based on social and economic status.
Aside from gender, what were causes for not gaining access to education?
Social class and demographics
Learning by way of life
Life skills and household
Who wrote The Rover?
Aphra Behn
Who could speak foreign languages and worked with foreign ambassadors?
Queen Elizabeth I
Define illiterate
What happened to the female authors we discussed when they published their work?
They were criticized.
What is the term we discussed for reading and writing?
Literate
Who published her first book at 16?
Bathsua Makin
Who was hired as Princess Elizabeth's tutor?
Bathsua Makin
Define rural
A geographic region outside of the city with a smaller population.
How did lifestyle play a role in education?
Convent
How was education and knowledge passed on between those who were illiterate?
Oral knowledge