E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton

Born in 1822, Eliza Lynn Linton built an unusually public literary career for a woman of her time. She worked as a novelist, essayist, and journalist, and is widely noted as the first woman in Britain to be employed as a salaried journalist.

Linton wrote prolifically across fiction and journalism, earning attention for her energetic style and strong opinions. She is especially remembered for commentary on women, marriage, work, and social change in Victorian Britain, subjects that made her both influential and controversial.

She died in 1898, leaving behind a body of work that still interests readers and scholars for its vivid window into Victorian culture and debate.