Amy Levy
Amy Levy | |
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| Born | Amy Judith Levy 10 November 1861 Clapham, London, England |
| Died | 9 September 1889 (aged 27) Endsleigh Gardens, London, England |
| Resting place | Balls Pond Road Cemetery |
| Occupation | Essayist, poet, novelist |
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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.