English poet, novelist, dramatist, actress (1758–1800)

Young women are trying on hats and looking at fans in a milliner's shop. Aquatint by C. Watson after M. Cosway.

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Young women are trying on hats and looking at fans in a milliner's shop. Aquatint by C. Watson after M. Cosway.

Perspectives on the history of British feminism / edited by Marie Mulvey Roberts and Tamae Mizuta and introduced by Marie Mulvey Roberts.