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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Female Orators; or, Ladies' Debating Society |
| Date | 7 May 1780 |
| Licence Application Date | 7 May 1780 |
| First Performance Date | 12 May 1780 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA521 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | A satire against female orators, female intellect, and women in the public sphere. |
| Theme | Women in Eighteenth Century Drama |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Harris, Thomas |
| Lord Chamberlain | Seymour-Conway, Francis (1st Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Capell, Edward |
| Genre | Prelude |
| Keywords | satire feminism oratory misogyny women adultery |
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