Download or read book The Debate on the Nature, Role, and Influence of Woman in Eighteenth-century Spain written by Sally-Ann Kitts and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an examination of archival sources which revealed some new material, this volume presents a thorough review of the range of opinions found in pamphlets and periodicals from the beginning of the debate to its decline in the first years of the 19th century. Highlighting evolutionary stages in the discussion, it reveals and clarifies the attitudes and assumptions which underpin the various essays and places the debate on woman within the context of the social, political and intellectual background of 18th-century Spain. Topics in the archival sources included education, marriage, work, population, charity, the arts, and prostitution.