Birth of Anna Letita Baurbald
20 Jun 1743
Anna Letitia Barbauld was born in Kibworth Harcourt, Leicester, England. She is a Romantic period author.
In her early life, her father and his collauges heavily encouraged her to pursure her education and literacy talents.
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Her writing career last nearly fifteen years and she worked in lots of different genres, including childrens stores, essays, and poetry. Her poetry demonstrated that women could engage in the public sphere, influencing other women authors. Despite facing criticism for her political views later in life, her work was rediscovered and appreciated through feminist literary criticism in the 1980s.
In 1774, she married, and continured her writing career until her death in 1825.
Associated Places
Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, EnglandWarrington, Lancashire
Stoke Newington, London
Palgrave, Suffolk