Catherine Isabella Barmby
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Catherine Isabella "Kate" Barmby (née Watkins; 1816/1817 – 26 December 1853) was an English utopian socialist and writer on women's emancipation. She was the daughter of Bridstock Watkins and belonged to the lower-middle class. Little is known of her early life or education, but her instruction allowed her to become a writer and lecturer. She wrote several articles for the Owenite socialist newspaper New Moral World on feminist demands and her Millennialist beliefs.[1] She was married to the socialist Goodwyn Barmby.
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Catherine Isabella Barmby | |
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Born | Catherine Isabella Watkins 1816/17 |
Died | (1853-12-26)26 December 1853 Topsham, Devon, England |
Pen name | Kate |
Occupation | Writer |
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