Judith Drake (fl. 1696-1707) was an English intellectual and author who was active in the last decade of the 17th century. She was part of a circle of intellectuals, authors, and philosophers which included Mary Astell, Lady Mary Chudleigh, Elizabeth Thomas, Elizabeth Elstob, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and John Norris. Almost nothing besides her friendship with this intellectual group is known about her personal life. She is remembered in the field of feminist literature for her 1696 essay, An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex.
Read more about Judith Drake: Women Intellectuals At The End of The 17th Century, An Essay in Defense of The Female Sex
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“Q: What would have made a family and career easier for you?
A: Being born a man.”
—Anonymous Mother, U.S. physician and mother of four. As quoted in Women and the Work Family Dilemma, by Deborah J. Swiss and Judith P. Walker, ch. 2 (1993)
“Believe me, if a man doesn’t know death, he doesn’t know life.”
—William A. Drake (1900–1965)