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Lactilla, milkwoman of Clifton : the life and writings of Ann Yearsley, 1753-1806

This biography presents an account of the political and social causes of Ann Yearsley's exclusion from the annals of literature. It argues that Yearsley has been misrepresented and misunderstood, by being celebrated for the qualities attributed to her by earlier critics.
Print Book, English, 1996
Univ. of Georgia Press, Athens, Ga., 1996