Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Mary Dalton
Standard Name: Dalton, Mary
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18 August 1716: Mary Dalton, a young unmarried woman accused...
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18 August 1716
Mary Dalton
, a young unmarried woman accused of printing seditious material, was portrayed by her brother (in a plea for clemency) as a tearful, sexualised, sentimental victim.
McDowell, Paula. The Women of Grub Street: Press, Politics, and Gender in the London Literary Marketplace, 1678-1730. Clarendon, 1998.
