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Nine proto-feminists worth knowing

9 Pioneering Feminists In History Who Were Way Before Their Time, Because Strong Women Have Always Existed
It’s spectacularly tricky to attach the label of “feminist” to women who were writing, working, and living far before the term became widely used. And I’m talking…

Some obscure choices on here – definitely some worth learning about.

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