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Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673)

Author of The Blazing World and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)

Includes the names: Margaret Cavendish, Margaret Cavendish Newcastle, Margaret Duchess of Newcastle, Duchess of Margaret Cavendish Newcastle, Duchess of Margaret Cavendish Newcastle, Duchess of Newcastle Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle Margaret Lucas Cavendish

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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Lucas, Margaret
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1673-12-15
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Margaret Cavendish, née Lucas, was a member of a wealthy landowning family and became a Maid of Honour to Queen Henrietta Maria. She wrote many works, including some early science fiction, and published under her own name at a time when most female writers could only publish anonymously.
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