Eliza Cook (December 24, 1818 – September 23, 1889)

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Eliza Cook, lesbian Victorian poet and one of the partners of American actress Charlotte Cushman, lived frequently at Ingress Abbey where she had a room and wrote much of her poetry. Eliza Cook was an English author and poet associated with the Chartist movement. She was a proponent of political freedom for women, and believed in the ideology of self-improvement through education, something she called "levelling up." This made her hugely popular with the working class public in both England and America. She was a close friend and lover of American actress Charlotte Cushman.

Timeline & Places:

• December 24, 1818: born.

• 1870s: lived at Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe DA9 9GQ, Regno Unito

• September 23, 1889: died.

References:

Queer Places, Vol. 2.1: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World
ISBN-13: 978-1532906312 (CreateSpace-Assigned)
ISBN-10: 1532906315
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