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Aphra Behn, the First Englishwoman to Earn a Living With Her Writing, Is Finally Getting Her Due
Aphra Behn's The Amorous Prince, or, The Curious Husband was staged this month for the first time in 350 years. Sepia Times / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Aphra Behn, the 17th-century author, is best known as the first Englishwoman to …