What is Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne?
[[File:Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, by Peter Lely.jpg|thumb|Margaret Cavendish, 1665]] '''Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne''' (born in [[1623]] and died on [[15 December]] [[1673]]) was an English [[aristocrat]], [[Philosophy|philosopher]], [[poet]], [[scientist]], fiction-writer, and [[playwright]] during the 17th century. She wrote on many topics, such as gender, power, manners, [[scientific method]], and philosophy. [[Category:British nobility]]