Martha Moulsworth
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Martha Moulsworth (10 November 1577 – c. 28 October 1646), born Martha Dorsett, was an English writer who spent much of her life in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.[1][2] Her only known literary work,[lower-alpha 1] Memorandum of Martha Moulsworth, Widow (1632), an autobiographical poem, is one of the earliest known autobiographies in English.[3][4]
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Born | Martha Dorsett (1577-11-10)10 November 1577 Oxfordshire, England (likely Ewelme) |
Died | 1646(1646-00-00) (aged 68–69) Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England |
Period | English Renaissance |
Genre | Life writing, autobiography |
Notable works | Memorandum of Martha Moulsworth, Widowe (1632) |
Spouse |
Nicholas Prynne (m. 1598)Thomas Thorowgood (m. 1605)Bevill Moulsworth (m. 1619) |
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