Waldron, Mary. Lactilla, Milkwoman of Clifton: The Life and Writings of Ann Yearsley, 1753-1806. University of Georgia Press, 1996.
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Events Timeline
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Ann Yearsley: 1803
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Author event in Ann Yearsley
1803
's
died, probably before her move to Melksham; she survived him by three years.
Frances Wright: 1803
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Author event in Frances Wright
1803
When
's uncle Major
was killed in action at Saswarree in India, he left half of his substantial property to be divided between Frances and her sister, Camilla.
Sophia Woodfall: 1803
Women writers item
Ellen Weeton: Biography: 1803-1808
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Author event in Ellen Weeton: Biography
1803-1808
was a schoolmistress at Upholland, running the school with which she had formerly helped her mother, and for which her sister-in-law despised her.
Frances Trollope: 1803
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Elizabeth Thomas, b. 1771: 1803
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Author event in Elizabeth Thomas, b. 1771
1803
published her first novel, not as Mrs. Bridget Bluemantle (her best-known pseudonym) but as Mrs. Martha Homely. It was entitled Maids As They Are Not, and Wives As They Are.
Isabel Pagan: 1803
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Author event in Isabel Pagan
1803
A Collection of Songs and Poems on Several Occasions written by
was published at Glasgow: since she was illiterate, she had dictated the text to a friend,
.
The
Anne Grant: 1803
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Author event in Anne Grant
1803
With an impressive list of subscribers,
issued what she called her tiresome collection: Poems on Various Subjects.
Elizabeth Gunning: Probably early 1803
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Author event in Elizabeth Gunning
Probably early 1803
published The War-Office, A Novel: her dedication to the
(son of
) is dated 1 December 1802.
Elizabeth Gunning: 1803
Women writers item
Author event in Elizabeth Gunning
1803
published three more translations, from the French of
,
, and
.
Richard Hengist Horne: 1 January 1803
Writing climate item
Author event in Richard Hengist Horne
1 January 1803
, poet, was born
in Edmonton, near London.
He changed his middle name later in life.
Rachel Hunter: 1803
Women writers item
Author event in Rachel Hunter
1803
published the book which, she says, should have been her first: Letters from Mrs. Palmerstone to her Daughter, Inculcating Morality by Entertaining Narratives.
Catherine Hutton: 1803
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Hannah Kilham: Early 1803
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Author event in Hannah Kilham
Early 1803
converted from
to
, to which she had been leaning for some time; she now applied to join the monthly meeting at Balby near Doncaster.
Hannah Kilham: 1803
Women writers item
Author event in Hannah Kilham
1803
In the same year that she became a
gave up using produce grown by slaves: that is, she joined the sugar boycott which was gathering strength among women.
Alethea Lewis: 1803
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Author event in Alethea Lewis
1803
Despite her recently-stated preference for novels over essays,
published, as Eugenia de Acton, Essays on the Art of Being Happy, addressed to a young mother named
.
Elizabeth Meeke: 1803
Women writers item
Author event in Elizabeth Meeke
1803
Having launched her career with (probably) a novel in guise of a translation,
now issued with her name A Tale of Mystery; or, Celina, translated from
's Cœlina; ou, L'enfant du mystère.
Margaret Minifie: 1803
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Author event in Margaret Minifie
1803
What is probably
's final work was published after a silence of twenty years: The Union, A Novel.
Harriett Mozley: 1803
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Author event in Harriett Mozley
1803
Harriett Newman (later
) was born in London, the third of six children in a remarkable family.
Sarah Murray : 1803
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Author event in Sarah Murray
1803
Sarah Aust (the former
) published a second volume, rather than a second edition, of her travel book: A Companion and Useful Guide to the Beauties in the Western Highlands of Scotland, and...
1803: The Wesleyan Conference decided that their...
1803
The Wesleyan Conference decided that their association (still within the
but soon to form the new body of the
) should bar women from preaching.
1803: Britain annexed Orissa on the east coast...
National or international item
1803
Britain annexed Orissa on the east coast of India for the sake of its salt flats, seeking to eliminate competition to more expensive salt from Cheshire.
1803: The year after Mary Hays's Female Biography,...
Writing climate item
1803
The year after
's Female Biography, there appeared Eccentric Biography: or, Memoirs of Remarkable Female Characters, Ancient and Modern.
1803: A Dr Collins, who described himself as a...
1803
A Dr Collins, who described himself as a Professional Planter, published at London Practical Rules for the Management and Medical Treatment of Negro Slaves, in the Sugar Colonies.
1803: The Excise Duty on paper was set at threepence...
National or international item
1803
The Excise Duty on paper was set at threepence a pound (weight).