Quote of the day
All our power lies in both mind and body; we employ the mind to rule, the body rather to serve; the one we have in common with the Gods, the other with the brutes.
Isabella Whitney

Born: 1545
Died: 1577 (aged 32)
Bio: Isabella Whitney was arguably the first female poet and professional woman writer in England. More specifically, Whitney is credited with being the first Englishwoman to have penned and published original secular poetry under her own name.






