Martha Moulsworth
Martha Moulsworth | |
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| Born | Martha Dorsett 10 November 1577 Oxfordshire, England (likely Ewelme) |
| Died | 1646 (aged 68–69) Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England |
| Period | English Renaissance |
| Genre | Life writing, autobiography |
| Notable works | Memorandum of Martha Moulsworth, Widowe (1632) |
| Spouse |
Nicholas Prynne (m. 1598)Thomas Thorowgood (m. 1605)Bevill Moulsworth (m. 1619) |
Martha Moulsworth (10 November 1577 – c. 28 October 1646), born Martha Dorsett, was an English writer who spent much of her life in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. Her only known literary work, Memorandum of Martha Moulsworth, Widow (1632), an autobiographical poem, is one of the earliest known autobiographies in English.