In 1609 Mary Ward and her monastic order, The Institute of the Virgin Mary, also known as the Sisters of Loreto., founded the first public school exclusively for young girls, granting a baseline of education for women. Ward also wrote an Autobiography chronicling her life and experiences as she founded the Sisters of Loreto. 

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Feminist Writers in relation to Shakespeare over the Elizabethan era
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