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Did you know? Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was the first English woman to make a living from her writing. She wrote 19 plays, poetry, and the novel "Oroonoko" (1688), one of the earliest anti-slavery novels. Virginia Woolf wrote: "All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn."

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Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was the first English woman to make a living from her writing. She wrote 19 plays, poetry, and the novel "Oroonoko" (1688), one of the earliest anti-slavery novels. Virginia Woolf wrote: "All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn."

Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was de eerste Engelse vrouw die professioneel van haar schrijven leefde. Ze schreef 19 toneelstukken, gedichten, en de roman "Oroonoko" (1688), één van de eerste anti-slavernij-romans. Virginia Woolf zei: "Alle vrouwen mogen samen op haar graf bloemen leggen."

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