Mary Barber (poet)

Mary Barber
Title page of Poems by Eminent Ladies
Title page of first volume of Poems by Eminent Ladies 2 Vols. (London: R. Baldwin, 1755)
Bornc. 1685
Diedc. 1755 (aged 69–70)
Pen nameSapphira; M.B.
OccupationPoet
SpouseJonathan Barber
ChildrenConstantine Barber (b. 1714); Rupert Barber (1719-1772)
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Mary Barber (c.1685 – c.1755), Irish poet, was a member of Swift's circle. She has been described as "a domestic, small-scale, early eighteenth-century poet of charm and intelligence (remembered particularly for her writing about her children), but also an incisive, often satirical commentator on social and gender issues."[1]

  1. ^ "Mary Barber." Orlando: Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022. (Orlando)