Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (born 1689)

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

English writer and poet (1689–1762)

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was an English aristocrat, medical pioneer, writer, and poet. Born in 1689, Lady Mary spent her early life in England. In 1712, Lady Mary married Edward Wortley Montagu, who later served as the British ambassador to the Sublime Porte. Lady Mary joined…