Elizabeth Johnson (pamphleteer)
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Elizabeth Johnson, née Reynolds (8 July 1721 – 14 May 1800), was an English pamphleteer who attempted to win one of the rewards offered by the 1714 Longitude Act passed, which offered monetary rewards for anyone who could find a simple and practical method for the precise determination of a ship's longitude. Johnson and Jane Squire are the only two women known to have made such an attempt[citation needed] as it was not considered an appropriate subject for early modern women especially given its financial, maritime, and government dimensions.
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Born | Elizabeth Reynolds (1721-07-08)8 July 1721 Plympton, Devon, England |
Died | 14 May 1800(1800-05-14) (aged 78) Great Torrington, Devon, England |
Occupation | Pamphlet writer |
Spouse | William Johnson |
Children | 7 |
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