[1] She wrote about the burgeoning field of geography, yet her Descripcion geografica e historica de todo el orbe conocido hasta ahora (Geographic and Historical Description of the Whole Known World to the Present) was never published.
[5] Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (a Spanish monk who led the Age of Enlightenment in Spain) wrote the polemic Defense of Women in 1726.
[3] Josefa Amar wrote Discourse in Defence of Women's Talent and Aptitude for Government and Other Posts Employing Men.
[5] It inspired strong Spanish feminists and writers, including Hickey, to write works that "vehemently defended the need to appreciate women in the 18th century.
"[3] At the same time, many people wanted to keep traditional roles and prevent women from attaining a good education or enter into an occupation.
[5] Her poetry, written under the pseudonym Antonia Hernanda de la Oliva, expressed how her life as a woman was very different from that of men.