Give us that grand word 'woman' once again,
And let's have done with 'lady'; one's a term
Full of fine force, strong, beautiful, and firm,
Fit for the noblest use of tongue or pen;
And one's a word for lackeys.
Bio: Margaret, Lady Hoby née Dakins was an English diarist of the Elizabethan period. Hers is the oldest known diary written by a woman in English. She had a Puritan upbringing.
