Ann Baynard

Ann Baynard (sometimes spelled Anne) (1672 in Preston, Lancashire, England – 12 June 1697, Barnes, Surrey) was an English natural philosopher and model of piety.[1] She sought discussions with atheists and non-Christians. Later, during her eulogy, Reverend Prude called her philosophical knowledge of this 20-year-old woman the same size as that of an "old bearded male philosopher" [2]

  1. ^ Mendelson, Sara H. "Baynard, Ann". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1770. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ A Society of Ladies , The Ladies Monthly Museum or Polite Repository of Entertainment and Instruction - volume 6 , Vernor & Hood, London, 1801, "Celebrated British Ladies n ° XXI", pages 303-309. [1]