Women Tagged 'Poet'

Campbell, Elizabeth – Poet

Posted on November 14th, 2012 · Posted in Further Footsteps

Elizabeth was born at Tannadice on 11/2/04, the daughter of a ploughman on Findowry estate. Her father John was widowed in 1808 and his children had from early on to become self-reliant. The fifth of six daughters and two sons,… read more

Johnson, Ellen – Vernacular Poet

Posted on November 14th, 2012 · Posted in Further Footsteps

Ellen was another protegée of Rev Gilfillan, but a very different person from Elizabeth Campbell. Bold, ever ready to stand up and speak out, she cast herself as the heroine of her own life story and the victim of injustice…. read more

Soutar, Elizabeth – Blind poet

Posted on November 10th, 2012 · Posted in Further Footsteps

Elizabeth was said to be one of Dundee’s earliest woman writers, a learned woman, a friend of Mrs Lindsay, a headmaster’s wife. Although her poems were published there appears to be no extant copy of her works, the only example… read more