Elizabeth Hamilton (writer)

For other people named Elizabeth Hamilton, see Elizabeth Hamilton (disambiguation).

Elizabeth Hamilton
Oil painting of Elizabeth Hamilton, pained in 1812 by Sir Henry Raeburn. Hamilton is seated and wearing a red dress with a high collar, and a red head piece.
Portrait of Elizabeth Hamilton, 1812, by Sir Henry Raeburn.
Born(1756-07-25)25 July 1756
Belfast, Ireland
Died23 July 1816(1816-07-23) (aged 59)
Harrogate, England
OccupationEssayist, poet, novelist
LanguageEnglish

Elizabeth Hamilton (1756 or 1758 – 23 July 1816)[1] was a Scottish essayist, poet, satirist and novelist, who in both her prose and fiction entered into the French-revolutionary era controversy in Britain over the education and rights of women.

  1. ^ Perkins, Pam (2004). "Hamilton, Elizabeth (1756?–1816), novelist and essayist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University press. Retrieved 20 December 2011.