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Swetnam compares his misogynist pamphlet to a bear-baiting ring
Abstract
Joseph Swetnam's address to the reader in his 1615 pamphlet, 'The Arraignement of . . . Women' compares his polemic to a 'Beare-garden,' with rooms such as those at the rings, where one will see 'the Bear-bayting of Women.'
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From: 1617 (Source of claim: original)
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From: 1615 (Source of claim: original)
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The date happened is that of the first publication of Swetnam's pamphlet.