Elizabeth Polwheele

Elizabeth Polewhele
Elizabeth Polewhele
Born	c. 1651
Died	c. 1691
Occupation	Playwright
Language	English
Notable work	The Frolicks, or, The Lawyer Cheated (1671)
Spouse	Stephen Lobb ?
Relatives	Theophilus Polwhele (father?)
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Elizabeth Polewheele (or Polewhele; later Lobb?; c. 1651 – c. 1691), playwright, was one of the first women to write for the professional stage in Restoration London.^[1]

^ Janet Todd (1987). "Elizabeth Polwhele". In Janet M. Todd (ed.). A Dictionary of British and American women writers, 1660-1800. Rowman & Allanheld. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-8476-7125-0.

[Todd1987-1] Janet Todd (1987). "Elizabeth Polwhele". In Janet M. Todd (ed.). A Dictionary of British and American women writers, 1660-1800. Rowman & Allanheld. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-8476-7125-0.

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