 While some readers and critics may interpret Cavendish's work as being restricted by these characteristics of the genre of utopia, Leslie suggests approaching interpretations of the work while remembering Cavendish as one of the first, more outspoken feminists in history, and especially in early writing.Doing so, Leslie argues, allows us to view Cavendish's work as a capture of the possibilities that the young genre of utopia had to offer.Leslie contends that in this sense, Cavendish utilized the utopian genre to discuss issues such as "female nature and authority" in a new light, while simultaneously expanding the utopian genre itself.