Introduction

• Published in: Women's writing : the Elizabethan to Victorian period Vol. 25; no. 2; p. 119
• Main Authors: Spongberg, Mary, Walker, Gina Luria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.05.2018
• Subjects: British & Irish literature; Hays, Mary (1759 or 60-1843); Womens literature; Writers

This Special Issue of Women’s Writing focuses on Mary Hays’s still-understudied major work, Female Biography; or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries: Alphabetically Arranged, published in six volumes in 1803.