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In this post I will focus on a woman named Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna. She lived from 1790 - 1846.
She was a popular Victorian English writer and novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Charlotte Elizabeth. Her work focused on promoting women's rights. She was the daughter of Reverend Michael Browne, rector of St Giles's Church and minor canon of Norwich Cathedral, who contributed greatly to the development of Charlotte's strong faith and devotion to God.
In her early youth, she displayed a very ardent temperament and lively imagination. She was so eager to learn that she accepted an offer from her uncle to teach her the French language before she was six years old. During this time of learning she strained her eyes so hard that she was deprived of sight for some months. After this period of temporary vision impairment, she suffered permanent loss of hearing at the age of ten due to medication she was taking for other ailments.
In 1813 she married Captain George Phelan and spent two years with him while he served with his regiment in Nova Scotia. They then returned to Ireland, where Phelan owned a small estate. The marriage was not a happy one, and it was reported that Captain Phelan abused his wife during their marriage. She was very patient toward him and refused to seek help from her friends, but as the abuse continued she was forced to separate from him in 1824.
P.S. I will continue my story on Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna in my next post.
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