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Caroline Norton

English feminist, social reformer, and author, editor (1808-1877) · Writers · Died at 69

Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, Lady Stirling-Maxwell was an active English social reformer and author. She left her husband, who was accused by many of coercive behaviour, in 1836. Her husband then sued her close friend Lord Melbourne, then the Whig Prime Minister, for criminal conversation (adultery).

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Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1808 to 1877 · aged 69