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# Deanne Williams

(1950)   Scholar Of English

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Deanne Williams is a scholar of English.

## Quick Facts About Deanne Williams

Born January 1, 1950

Profession Scholar Of English

## About Deanne Williams

Canadian author and literary scholar... \| Deanne Williams is a Canadian author and literary scholar. She is a professor in York University's Department of English. A pioneer in early modern Girls' studies, she has published research on Shakespeare's girl characters and girl performers in medieval and early modern England, as well as on the

##  Quotes by Deanne Williams

> [“If nature abhors a vacuum, historiography loves a void because it can be filled with any number of plausible accounts; Howe, Nicholas,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deanne-williams/if-nature-abhors-a-vacuum-historiography-loves-a-void-because-it-can/)

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