Isabella Lickbarrow

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Names

First Name:

Isabella

Last Name(s):

Lickbarrow

Gender:

female

Bio Dates

Birth Year:

1784

Death Year:

1847

Cause of Death:

tuberculosis (consumption)

Death Description:

"For the rest of her life, Lickbarrow worked unremittingly to generate income, able to publish only when time allowed. The strain took its toll, and she died exhausted, racked by tuberculosis, at the age of 62" (Duncan Wu, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/aug/07/featuresreviews.guardianre...).

Locations

Nationality:

English

Birthplace:

Kendal, Westmorland

Transatlantic:

No

Class and Labor

Industry:

Domestic Sector

Education

Occupation Description:

"She lost her father when she was just 20. The family had never been well off, and from that point on her life became one of constant labour, as she struggled to provide for herself and two younger sisters. It's easy to forget how difficult it once was for women to find work; it meant that for much of their lives the Lickbarrow sisters were one step from destitution" (Duncan Wu, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/aug/07/featuresreviews.guardianre...). She may have kept a school in Kendal at this time, and began to write poetry "out of financial need" (P and W).

Disability and Illness:

tuberculosis (consumption)

Disability and Illness Description:

"For the rest of her life, Lickbarrow worked unremittingly to generate income, able to publish only when time allowed. The strain took its toll, and she died exhausted, racked by tuberculosis, at the age of 62" (Duncan Wu, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/aug/07/featuresreviews.guardianre...).

Politics and Religion

Religion:

Unitarian

Quaker

Born into a Quaker/Unitarian community

Education

Education Types:

Home school (educated by parent)

Formal Education:

No formal education

"Though not wealthy, her father could at least ensure that his daughters had a good education, teaching them Latin, Greek and French" (Duncan Wu, https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/aug/07/featuresreviews.guardianre...). Probably [additionally] educated at the Kendal Quaker School

References and Sources

References and Sources:

Biblio Texts:

201-2

Item 66

Item 535

Other Digital References:

Oxford Index

Other Analog References:

Parrish, Constance, and Duncan Wu. "Isabella Lickbarrow: A Romantic Rediscovered." PN Review, vol. 153, Sept.-Oct. 2003, pp. 64-9.

Isabella Lickbarrow's Publications

Title	Publication Date	Publisher	Edition	Other Editions	Editor	Collaborator	Patron	Subscription Description	Key Subscribers	Pages	Call Number	Dialect	Language	Digitized or Digital Editions	Additional Notes
Poetical Effusions	1814	M. & R. Branthwaite, J. Richardson												British Women Romantic Poets Project
A Lament upon the Death of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte. And Alfred, a Vision	1818

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Isabella Lickbarrow's Publications

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