American Antiquarian Society

Before her marriage, Tabitha Gilman's circle of friends included the younger Patty (or Martha) Rogers . From at least April 1785 Patty was romantically involved with Samuel Tenney (a former soldier in his late thirties...

She dedicated it to a baronet's wife, Lady Cockburn . Since Robinson (who had not published her previous novel) had paid her thirty pounds as long ago as March 1783, it seems that this must...

Composed from the notes of a lecture that she gave in support of a Catholic school in Belize, this was the first article by a woman published in the society's Proceedings since its founding in...