Mary Masters

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MM was a self-taught poet, probably born at the end of the seventeenth century, who wrote from inclination and published because she needed the money. Her feminist opinions (expressed mainly in letters) are those current in Queen Anne 's reign, though not published till a generation later. She has historically attracted attention almost exclusively because she enjoyed the friendship and patronage of Samuel Johnson .

Milestones

Probably 1694

MM was born—according to Mary Scott —in Yorkshire, at Otley near Leeds.
Scott, Mary, and Gae Holladay. The Female Advocate. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California.
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April 1771

It appears certain that MM died in this month, although a date of a dozen years earlier used to be given.
Ashfield, Andrew. Email to Isobel Grundy about Mary Masters.
Notes and Queries. Oxford University Press.
10th ser. 3 (1905): 474

Biography

Birth and Family

Probably 1694

MM was born—according to Mary Scott —in Yorkshire, at Otley near Leeds.
Scott, Mary, and Gae Holladay. The Female Advocate. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California.
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