Elizabeth Johnson (pamphleteer)

Elizabeth Johnson, née Reynolds (8 July 1721 – 14 May 1800), was an English pamphleteer who attempted to win one of the rewards offered by the 1714 Longitude Act passed, which offered monetary rewards for anyone who could find a simple and practical method for the precise determination of a ship's longitude. Johnson and Jane Squire are the only two women known to have made such an attempt as it was not considered an appropriate subject for early modern women especially given its financial, maritime, and government dimensions.

Elizabeth Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson by Samuel William Reynolds
Born
Elizabeth Reynolds

(1721-07-08)8 July 1721
Plympton, Devon, England
Died14 May 1800(1800-05-14) (aged 78)
Great Torrington, Devon, England
OccupationPamphlet writer
SpouseWilliam Johnson
Children7
Parents
  • Rev. Samuel Reynolds (father)
  • Theophilia Reynolds (mother)
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