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    Jane Anger was an English author of the sixteenth century and the first woman to publish a full-length defence of her sex in English. The title of her defense, Jane Anger Her Protection For Women was published in 1589.

  2. Directed by Jess Chayes. Are you ready for a bloody good time? It’s 1606 and an egomaniacal Shakespeare (Michael Urie) is plagued… with writer’s block. London’s theatres are closed and the actual plague has the Bard stuck in quarantine with his “young” apprentice, Francis (Ryan Spahn).

  3. Mar 8, 2022 · Jane Anger is the, most likely pseudonymous, name of the author of the first English-language essay to defend womanhood, released in 1589. Here, she is revealed to be the “Dark Lady” about whom...

  4. It’s 1606 and William Shakespeare is stuck in quarantine with his unpaid apprentice, Francis. It would be a GREAT time to write King Lear… if he weren’t plagued with writer’s block. In through the window climbs JANE ANGER, the Cunning Woman, with a large sack and a mind to change history forever.

  5. Jane Anger's Protection for Women is the only full-scale defense of women, attributed to a woman author, dating from the 16th century. Anger is confident and audacious, stating her case without apologizing for transgressing conventional gender roles.

  6. Jan 3, 2023 · Jane Anger (not her real name), played by Amelia Workman with a knowing wink to the audience, introduces herself as a former child genius. But due to her gender, race, and class, she’s been...

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  8. Jane Anger defends women against the slander of a surfeiting lover and other venerians who complain of being overloaded with women's kindness. She challenges their false accusations and urges women to stand up for themselves and their rights.

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