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Lady Jane Wilde: A Hopeful Poet | Herstory

Lady Jane Wilde: A Hopeful Poet | Herstory

Update: 2020-02-12
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Oscar Wilde was not the first of his family to earn acclaim as a writer – it was his mother Lady Jane Wilde that first published poetry and short stories. She wrote controversial articles about the neglect of women and was often pro-Irish independence and anti-British writing. To conceal her true identity, Jane’s byline read Speranza meaning Hope.
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Lady Jane Wilde: A Hopeful Poet | Herstory

Lady Jane Wilde: A Hopeful Poet | Herstory

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