Judith Madan
Judith Madan (née Cowper; 26 August 1702 – 7 December 1781) was an English poet. She was the granddaughter of the diarist Sarah Cowper and aunt of the poet William Cowper. She was a correspondent, admirer and protégé of Alexander Pope prior to her marriage, and she composed an admired early-gothic work, Abelard to Eloisa, as a response to Pope's Eloisa to Abelard.
Judith Madan | |
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| Born | 26 August 1702 |
| Died | 7 December 1781 |
| Genre | poetry |
| Spouse | Martin Madan |
| Children | 9, including Martin Madan, Spencer Madan, and Frances Maria Cowper |
| Parents | Spencer Cowper and Pennington Goodere |
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