Helen Selina Blackwood, Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye, later Countess of Gifford, was an Irish songwriter, composer, poet, and author. Admired for her wit and literary talents, she was a well-known
Helen Selina Blackwood
A songsheet for The Lament of the Irish Emigrant printed in New York says "A Ballad – Poetry by the Hon. Mrs. Price Blackwood".
Caroline Norton
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Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, Lady Stirling-Maxwell was an active English social reformer and author. She left her husband, who was accused by many of coercive behaviour, in 1836. Her husband then
Caroline Norton, by Sir George Hayter in 1832
Watercolour sketch of Caroline Norton by Emma Fergusson 1860, National Portrait Gallery of Scotland
Portrait engraving of Caroline Norton from the frontispiece of one of her books
Caroline Norton, detail of a portrait by Frank Stone, c. 1845