Elizabeth Tollet
Elizabeth Tollet (1694—1754) was a British poet. Her surviving works are varied; she produced translations of classical themes, religious and philosophical poetry and poems arguing for better education for women. Unusually, for a woman of her time, her poetry also includes scientific imagery.[1][2][3]
She was the daughter of George Tollet who, observing her intelligence, gave her a thorough education in languages, history, poetry and mathematics. The Tollets' social circle included Isaac Newton, who also encouraged her to pursue her education.[3][4]
In 1724 she published Poems on Several Occasions, which included her Hypatia, now seen as a feminist protest poem.[4]
On Newton's death in 1727 Tollet produced an elegy, On the Death of Sir Isaac Newton.[1]
She died in 1754 in the village of Westham, Essex (now known as West Ham) and is buried at All Saints church there.[3]
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