Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Frances Carver
Standard Name: Carver, Frances
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By 11 February 1718: A hawker named Frances Carver (Blind Fanny)...
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By 11 February 1718
A hawker named Frances Carver
(Blind Fanny) was arrested for singing Jacobite ballads: this did not put an end to her career, which she pursued for another quarter century.
By 18 October 1743: The hawker Frances Carver (Blind Fanny) was...
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By 18 October 1743
The hawker Frances Carver
(Blind Fanny) was imprisoned in Old Bridewell Prison
for selling newspapers without the government stamp.
