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Elizabeth Johnson | |
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![]() Elizabeth Johnson by Samuel William Reynolds | |
Born | Elizabeth Reynolds 8 July 1721 Plympton, Devon, England |
Died | 14 May 1800 Great Torrington, Devon, England | (aged 78)
Occupation | Pamphlet writer |
Spouse | William Johnson |
Children | 7 |
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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[citation needed] as it was not considered an appropriate subject for early modern women especially given its financial, maritime, and government dimensions.