Aikin, Lucy, 1781-1864

Lucy Aikin, historian, known for her works on the courts of Queen Elizabeth and King James I, and a biograophy of Joseph Addison. She wrote the only contemporary sources for the lives of her famous relatives, father John Aikin and aunt Anna Letitia Barbauld. A volume of her letters, showing her to be an advocate of women's rights and religious freedoms, was published posthumously.

From the description of Lucy Aikin manuscript material, 1846. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 72848937

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