Go Deeper

• The Blazing World and Other Writings by Margaret Cavendish - Her own speculative fiction and natural philosophy, in a modern edition. Start here.
• A Princely Brave Woman: Essays on Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle by Stephen Clucas (ed.) - Scholarly essays covering her science, philosophy, and literary work.
• Hypatia's Heritage: A History of Women in Science from Antiquity through the Nineteenth Century by Margaret Alic - Cavendish in the broader context of women excluded from scientific history.
• The Scientific Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by Lawrence Principe - Essential background on the world Cavendish was arguing against.