# What Did Queen Elizabeth I Do For Women?

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**Created:** [October 23, 2002, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-queen-elizabeth-i-do-for-women/133440 "2002-10-23T00:03:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![ouisey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@ouisey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouisey)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-queen-elizabeth-i-do-for-women/133440/21 "2002-10-24T14:53:04Z")

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Elizabeth I, herself, was no feminist. I agree with several posters here that the concept did not exist.

She did however, set a precedent. Future female rulers were able to cite Elizabeth’s succesful reign. Educating daughters became less of an oddity.

Antonia Fraser also wrote a smashing biography of Elizabeth I, in addition to her other works listed here.

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**Author:** ![ouisey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@ouisey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouisey)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-queen-elizabeth-i-do-for-women/133440/22 "2002-10-24T19:47:38Z")

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> Antonia Fraser also wrote a smashing biography of Elizabeth I, in addition to her other works listed here. \*\*

Sorry, I was actually thinking of Alison Weir. She’s written some great biographies of historical women. I highly recommend them.

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