Among the earliest texts on Gender Equality: Owen Felltham's Resolves - 1709
Felltham, Owen. Resolves: Divine, Moral Political. London: Benj. Motte for R. Bonwick, W. Freeman et al., 1709. Twelfth Edition. 672 pages. Includes his important essay "Of Woman." The Resolves were very popular at the time, though Feltham’s stance on gender was progressive for Renaissance England, and his accusation of hypocrisy.....