August 6, 2013

First Woman Auto-Biographer, 15th Century





http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Kempe%2c+Margery

Margery Kempe (c. 1373 – after 1438) is known for writing The Book of Margery Kempe, a work considered by some to be the first autobiography in the English language. This book chronicles, to some extent, her extensive pilgrimages to various holy sites in Europe and Asia, as well as her mystical conversations with God. She is honored in the Anglican Communion.

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