The Aphra Behn Society is dedicated to encouraging and advancing research that focuses on issues of gender and/or women's role in the arts of early modern culture, circa 1660-1800. Through its newsletter, Web site, and annual meeting (see information below), the Behn Society seeks to promote an exchange of information and ideas among members of the various disciplines engaged in related research.

Faith, Sir, we are here to Day, and gone to Morrow. -- Aphra Behn, The Lucky Chance The Aphra Behn Page All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, which is, most scandalously but rather appropriately, in Westminster Abbey, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds. It is she--shady and amorous as she was--who makes it not quite fantastic for me ...