Shakespeare’s Sisters: Early Women Writers in Westminster Abbey Q&A
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Overview
We recommend that you watch Professor Helen Hackett’s lecture before this Q&A.
Watch this question-and-answer session featuring Helen Hackett, Professor of English Literature at UCL and author of The Elizabethan Mind (2022). Questions about early women writers, the use of pens names or collaboration with men, and the impact of social class were submitted by A level English students, after watching a pre-recorded lecture by Professor Hackett.
Download the accompanying teachers’ notes document, including a full transcript, information about the speaker and the event, plus a list of follow-up questions to spark further discussion.
This question-and-answer session was recorded during the A-Level English Masterclass Shakespeare’s Sisters online event on 20th March 2024. Please note that all opinions are of the individuals speaking and do not represent the views of Westminster Abbey.
Learning objectives
- Explore the lives, works and achievements of 16th and 17th century female writers
- Learn about their works, including form and genre, in the context of the social and class barriers they faced in writing at the time
