Mary Wortley Montagu
English author and letter-writer, who promoted the practice of inoculation against smallpox in Britain.
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Mary Botham Howitt
Mrs. Howitt alone wrote many poems, hymns, and ballads, some novels and books for the young. She also made translations from Frederika Bremer and Hans Anderson, and her independent publications number 110 distinct works.
Mary Henrietta Kingsley
English traveller, ethnologist and author
Mary Russell Mitford
English novelist and dramatist, the author of Our Village, a series of sketches of village scenes and characters, which possess charm, grace, and humor akin to Jane Austin’s.
Mary T S Putnam
Besides numerous contributions to magazines in literature and history, she wrote two metrical dramas on slavery, and made a translation from the Swedish of Fredrika Bremer’s The Neighbors.
Mary Everest Boole
Mary Everest Boole was an English mathematician who was married to George Boole. She wrote a number of books on mathematical education.
Mary Cannell
Mary Cannell was an English mathematician and historian who worked extensively on George Green.
Mary W Gray
Mary Gray is an American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer. She has written on mathematics, education, computer science, statistics and academic freedom.
Gloria Olive
Gloria Olive was an American mathematician who worked on on applications of generalised powers.
Margaret de Navarre
Margaret of Navarre (1492-1549) was a French politician, religious reformer, literary patron, and author.