Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea

British countess and poet

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1661

Place of Birth: Sydmonton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 05-Aug-1720

Profession: writer, poet, author

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (née Kingsmill; April 1661 – 5 August 1720), was an English poet and courtier.
Finch's works often express a desire for respect as a female poet, lamenting her difficult position as a woman in the literary establishment and the court, while writing of "political ideology, religious orientation, and aesthetic sensibility".
Her works also allude to other female authors of the time, such as Aphra Behn and Katherine Phillips.
Through her commentary on the mental and spiritual equality of the genders and the importance of women fulfilling their potential as a moral duty to themselves and to society, she is regarded as one of the integral female poets of the Restoration Era.
Finch died in Westminster in 1720 and was buried at her home at Eastwell, Kent.