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# Catharine Macaulay

(1731–1791)   Historian

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Catharine Macaulay was a historian.

## Quick Facts About Catharine Macaulay

Born April 2, 1731

Died June 22, 1791

Profession Historian

## About Catharine Macaulay

English historian, philosopher, feminist (1731-1791)... \| Catharine Macaulay was an English historian. She was the first Englishwoman to become a published historian and during her lifetime the world's only published female historian. Macaulay was the first English radical to visit America after independence, staying there from 15 July 1784 to 17 July 1785

##  Quotes by Catharine Macaulay

> [Pope has elegantly said a perfect woman's but a softer man. And if we take in the consideration, that there can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catharine-macaulay/pope-has-elegantly-said-a-perfect-woman-s-but-a-softer-man-and-if-we/)

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