Lady Mary Wroth
English noblewoman and poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Mary Wroth" redirects here. Not to be confused with Mary Worth.
Lady Mary Wroth (née Sidney; 18 October 1587[1] – 1651/3) was an English noblewoman and a poet of the English Renaissance. A member of a distinguished literary family, Lady Wroth was among the first female English writers to have achieved an enduring reputation. Mary Wroth was niece to Mary Herbert née Sidney (Countess of Pembroke and one of the most distinguished women writers and patrons of the 16th century), and to Sir Philip Sidney, a famous Elizabethan poet-courtier.[2]