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Aphra Behn

Aphra Behn (bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, and translator from the Restoration era. She was one of the first English women to earn her living by writing, breaking cultural barriers for women authors. Behn was also employed as a spy by Charles II and wrote under the pseudonym Astrea.