Elizabeth Shirley

Elizabeth Shirley
Born1564
Died1 September 1641(1641-09-01) (aged 76–77)
NationalityKingdom of England
OccupationNun

Elizabeth Shirley (1564 – 1 September 1641) was an English Augustinian nun and author. Born in England she died in Leuven at a convent she had helped create. She may have written the first biography of a woman, by a woman, in English.