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Anne Fisher (1719 - 1788)
"Anne Fisher (1719-1778) A pioneering educationalist. Published A New Grammar (1745). Ran a girl's school on Denton Chare (1745-1750) Raised nine daughters whilst working alongside her husband, Thomas Slack (m1751) They established the Newcastle Chronicle in 1764. Buried in this churchyard." (Blue plaque, Newcastle City Council)
Born: Lorton, Cumberland.
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Ann Fisher (1719 - 1788)
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Ann Fisher (grammarian)
- "Ann Fisher (c. 9 December 1719 – 2 May 1778) was an English author and grammarian. A New Grammar, which appeared in 1745, made her the earliest published female author …
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The Newcastle woman who wrote an influential book, started a newspaper and opened a school for girls
- Chronicle Live 13th Nov 2019. "....Living and working in 18th century Newcastle, Anne Fisher was a woman who was never lost for words.
She opened a school for girls in …
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Anne Slack
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Ann Fisher (1719 - 1788)
- Copy of a portrait in the Hodgson Collection (Hodgson Jr 1921). Digitised by ADS Archive under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License c/o:
Williams, H. (2022). Printing, Publishing, and Pocket …
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Anne Fisher (1719-1788) plaque - St. Johns Church, Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Printing, Publishing, and Pocket Book Compiling: Ann Fisher’s Hidden Labour in the Newcastle Book Trade
- Williams, H. (2022). Printing, Publishing, and Pocket Book Compiling: Ann Fisher’s Hidden Labour in the Newcastle Book Trade. In: Stenner, R., Kramer, K., Smith, A.J. (eds) Print Culture, Agency, and …
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Ann Fisher (grammarian)
- "Ann Fisher (c. 9 December 1719 – 2 May 1778) was an English author and grammarian. A New Grammar, which appeared in 1745, made her the earliest published female author …
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The Newcastle woman who wrote an influential book, started a newspaper and opened a school for girls
- Chronicle Live 13th Nov 2019. "....Living and working in 18th century Newcastle, Anne Fisher was a woman who was never lost for words.
She opened a school for girls in …
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Anne Slack
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