Elisabeth Strickland

Elisabeth Strickland was an English writer and historian, born in 1794 and remembered especially for her work with her sister Agnes Strickland. Library records and later editions of Lives of the Queens of England identify her as a joint author or contributor, showing that she played a real part in a series that became widely read in the nineteenth century.

The Strickland family produced several writers, and Elisabeth belonged to that remarkable literary circle. Although Agnes became the better-known public name, Elisabeth's contribution has long been associated with the research and writing behind their historical biographies, especially works on England's queens.

She died in 1875. For listeners interested in literary history, her story is a reminder that some influential authors worked in collaboration and did not always receive equal recognition at the time.