Amy Levy

Amy Levy
BornAmy Judith Levy
(1861-11-10)10 November 1861
Clapham, London, England
Died9 September 1889(1889-09-09) (aged 27)
Endsleigh Gardens, London, England
Resting placeBalls Pond Road Cemetery
OccupationEssayist, poet, novelist
Education

Amy Judith Levy (10 November 1861 – 9 September 1889) was an English essayist, poet, and novelist best remembered for her literary gifts; her experience as the third Jewish woman at Cambridge University, and as the second Jewish student at Newnham College, Cambridge; her feminist positions; her friendships with others living what came later to be called a "New Woman" life, some of whom were lesbians; and her relationships with both women and men in literary and politically activist circles in London during the 1880s.