Both sisters were indefatigable researchers. They took as their motto Facts, not Opinions
qtd. in
Pope-Hennessy, Una. Agnes Strickland: Biographer of the Queens of England. Chatto and Windus, 1940.
62
(though they were more willing to editorialise than the motto might suggest). They lobbied politicians, pulling every possible string to secure...
Textual Production
Laetitia-Matilda Hawkins
The lost and unidentified novel published by Hookham
was the first of a series by LMH
that appeared without her name. Even Hookham was not let into the secret of her identity until 1792, and...
Wealth and Poverty
Charlotte Stopes
At one time, says scholar Samuel Schoenbaum
, she applied for daily work, presumably as a char, at the Record Office, but was turned away as they had enough girls.
