Which of the following female authors of the Jacobean era wrote a work that became the \first\of its kind to be published by an English woman ?
Correct answer: D. all of the above
- A. Rachel Speght
- B. Aemilia Lanyer
- C. Elizabeth Cary, Lady Falkland
- D. all of the above
Explanation
All three writers hold pioneering distinctions: Speght published an early feminist polemic, Lanyer an important volume of original poetry, and Cary the first English history play by a woman to be published. Their different achievements make the inclusive option appropriate.
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