Why did some philosophers and scientists criticize Margaret Cavendish? (5 points) a
They accused her of taking credit for her husband's work.

b
They considered her a traitor for helping the exiled Queen Maria Henrietta.

c
They found it unusual for a woman to publish writings under her own name.

d
They believed her poetry discussed dangerous topics and would incite rebellion.

They found it unusual for a woman to publish writings under her own name.

Margaret Lucas Cavendish (1623 - 1673), was a philosopher, poet, scientist, fiction writer and drama writer of the seventeenth century. Her work is an early and adaptable version of naturalism that is still in philosophy and science today. It has greatly helped to popularize the idea of ​​a scientific revolution. As the first known female philosopher in England, she strongly advocated the education of women and their inclusion in science, for which she had problems and was criticized. The contemporaries resented her, because she as a woman published her works and writings and was not signed by any other name.

d: social contract theory