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She born in Colchester, England into a nobility house. This allowed her to study from home -
She joined Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, as a lady in waiting and accompanied her in exile in France during the English civil War -
She published "Poems and Fancies" her first major work, which addressed the subject of nature and philosophy, using poetry to explain it. This was very unusual in the 17th century -
She wrote treatises on natural philosophy such as "Philosophical and Physical Opinions" in 1655 -
She published "the blazing World" which was considered the first science fiction novel in history. It featured a parallel universe, but with advanced sciencia, alternative cocieties and female rulers -
She meets William Cavendish, the Duje of Newcastlem a noble intellectual. A year later, they marry and their marriage introduces her to scientific and literary circles