Anne Donnellan

Anne Donnellan
Anne Donnellan (center), c. 1731
Bornc. 1700
Ireland
Died21 May 1762(1762-05-21) (aged 61–62)
Hanover Square, Middlesex
NationalityIrish
ParentNehemiah Donnellan (father)

Anne Donnellan (c.1700 – 21 May 1762) was an Irish promoter of literature, learning, and the arts, and literary critic.[1] She has been referred to as an Irish "proto Bluestocking."[2]

  1. ^ March, Jessica (2009). "Donnellan, Anne". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  2. ^ Kelly, Patrick (1993). "Anne Donnellan: Irish proto-Bluestocking". Hermathena (154): 39–68. ISSN 0018-0750. JSTOR 23041355.