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Regency Women of Character: Sarah Wilkinson

By Anne | June 22, 2021 - 6:10 am |June 30, 2021 Regency Women of Character

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A writer and entrepreneur, Sarah Wilkinson (1779-1831) teetered between middle class and penury for most of her life. Arguably one of the most prolific writers Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Francis Maria Kelly

By Anne | June 4, 2021 - 7:30 am |June 21, 2021 Regency Women of Character

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-The Lady’s Monthly Museum, June 1812 Kelly would continue acting until 1835. In 1833, she established a drama school at the Royal Strant Theatre, which Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Dialogues on Botany

By Anne | April 26, 2021 - 8:01 am |May 3, 2021 Regency Advertisements, Regency Literature, Regency Women of Character

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Appeared in the July 1819 issue of La Belle Assemblee. Dialogues on Botany for the Use of Young Persons was published in 1819 and Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Miss Sarah Booth

By Anne | April 14, 2021 - 8:28 am |May 20, 2021 Regency Pastimes, Regency Women of Character

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This feature on Sarah Booth appeared in the April 1812 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum. Born in 1793 in Birmingham, she was discovered in Continue →