English feminist, social reformer, and author, editor (1808-1877)

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A woman as Maria holds a pet lamb in her lap; representing Caroline Norton and her relationship with William Lamb, Lord Melbourne. Coloured lithograph by H. Heath, ca. 1836.

A woman holds a lamb in her lap while a ram looks on; representing Caroline Norton, her relationship with William Lamb, Lord Melbourne, and the disaffection of her husband. Coloured lithograph, ca. 1836.

The criminal conversation of Mrs. Norton / Diane Atkinson.

The laboring classes of England : especially those engaged in agriculture and manufactures; in a series of letters / by an Englishman ; also, A voice from the factories, a poem, in serious verse.

Extraordinary trial! Norton v. Viscount Melbourne, for crim[inal] con[versation] ... A full and accurate report ... / by an eminent reporter ... Embellished with a portrait and memoir of the Hon. Mrs. Norton. &c., &c.

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

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Caroline Norton

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The laboring classes of England : especially those engaged in agriculture and manufactures; in a series of letters / by an Englishman ; also, A voice from the factories, a poem, in serious verse.

Extraordinary trial! Norton v. Viscount Melbourne, for crim[inal] con[versation] ... A full and accurate report ... / by an eminent reporter ... Embellished with a portrait and memoir of the Hon. Mrs. Norton. &c., &c.

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