1. Elizabeth Carey
... choice of a spouse. Although Cary was raised within this environment, she dared to step outside the bounds of so! cietal and gender expectations and undertook much of her own education, learning 5 languages, translating classical texts and writing verse (Weller). She married Sir Henry Cary ... her placed under house arrest, and tried to take custody of the children (Krontiris). Her conversion, in addition to causing her great marital strife, also caused her to be isolated, attacked, cast off by husband and family, and in acute financial distress. ... two sons" abroad to receive a Jesuit...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate