Isabella Whitney (ca. 1548-aft. 1573)
She was the first Englishwoman to publish a book of her poetry. She wrote
A Sweet Nosegay, a book
of poetry, in 1573.
She was daughter of
Geoffrey Whitney,
and sister of Geoffrey (author of Whitney's Emblems), Brooke, Anne (m. ----- Baron), and two
younger sisters. She may have married one ----- Eldershae and had two children, as such a sister
is mentioned in the younger Geoffrey's will.
Commentary on Whitney's Choice of
Emblemes
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