Elizabeth Polwheele

Elizabeth Polewhele
Bornc. 1651
Diedc. 1691
OccupationPlaywright
LanguageEnglish
Notable workThe Frolicks, or, The Lawyer Cheated (1671)
SpouseStephen Lobb ?
RelativesTheophilus Polwhele (father?)

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Elizabeth Polewheele (or Polewhele; later Lobb?; c. 1651 – c. 1691), playwright, was one of the first women to write for the professional stage in Restoration London.[1]

  1. ^ Janet Todd (1987). "Elizabeth Polwhele". In Janet M. Todd (ed.). A Dictionary of British and American women writers, 1660-1800. Rowman & Allanheld. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-8476-7125-0.