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A is for Aphra Behn: Our Literary Grannies from A to Z Aphra Behn, Charles Ii, Civil Wars, Wise Woman, Women Writers, Wise Women, Role Model, Women Life, A To Z

A is for Aphra Behn: Our Literary Grannies from A to Z

Aphra Behn was an eccentric, wise woman who was well ahead of her times of 17th Century England. She had quite a sumptuous career before she started writing: she was a spy for England but when King Charles II didn’t...

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17th-Century Female Spies Smuggled Information Through Eggs and Artichokes | Atlas Obscura Peter Lely, Aphra Behn, Vita Sackville West, John Everett Millais, Lady Mary, Women Writers, Portrait Of A Woman, European Paintings, Virginia Woolf

Vita Sackville West

John Everett Millais

Portrait Of A Woman

European Paintings

17th-Century Female Spies Smuggled Information Through Eggs and Artichokes

In the 17th century, espionage was more diverse than you might think. Not only did female spies exist, they employed some of the most fascinating techniques...

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February's Woman Writer of the Month - Chawton House

Aphra Behn (1640-1689): England’s first major professional woman writer.

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Black Embroidered Dress

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House Portraits

Vintage Artwork

Sir George Hayter | PORTRAIT OF ANNE, DAUGHTER OF HON W.F. ELPHINSTONE (D1914) | MutualArt

View PORTRAIT OF ANNE, DAUGHTER OF HON W.F. ELPHINSTONE (D1914) By Sir George Hayter; oil on canvas; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

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Aphra Behn was the first English woman to earn her living solely by her pen. The most prolific dramatist of her time, she was also an innovative writer of fiction and a translator of science and Fr… Aphra Behn, Mary Wollstonecraft, Women Writers, Historical Background, Women Writing, Page Turner, Secret Life, Book Of Life, Book Format

Mary Wollstonecraft

Historical Background

The First English Woman to Make a Living as a Writer Was Also a Spy

Aphra Behn was the first English woman to earn her living solely by her pen. The most prolific dramatist of her time, she was also an innovative writer of fiction and a translator of science and Fr…

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Forgotten Women: The proto-feminist playwright and wartime spy

In the first of a new series, we take a look at the life of groundbreaking 17th century writer Aphra Behn.

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Aphra Behn (née Johnson) by Robert White, after John Riley line engraving, published 1716 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Aphra Behn, Margaret Beaufort, Mary Robinson, Female Leaders, Three Witches, British Literature, Women's History Month, Mary I

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Aphra Behn - National Portrait Gallery

by Robert White, after John Riley line engraving 1718 © National Portrait Gallery, London

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The grave of Aphra Behn in the East Cloister of Westminister Abbey... “All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.” ― Virginia Woolf Aphra Behn, Cemetery Sculpture, Most Famous Poems, John Dryden, Constructive Feedback, Here Lies, Classic Poems, Famous Graves, Famous Poets

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Aphra Behn Westminster Abbey

Find out where famous poets are buried,browse our glossary of poetic terms and join our Poetry Forum and receive friendly, constructive feedback from other poets.

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Aphra Behn, writer, spy, early feminist. Aphra Behn, 17th Century Fashion, The Nun, Well Behaved Women, Academic Art, Historical Women, Extraordinary Women, Female Portraits, The Fair

17th Century Fashion

Well Behaved Women

Historical Women

Extraordinary Women

Female Portraits

Aphra Behn

Aphra Behn, writer, spy, early feminist.

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