Margaret Gaskell

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Victorian_Society
gptkb:The_Gaskell_Society
The Brontë Society
gptkbp:awards Honorary_degree_from_the_University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:born September 29, 1810
gptkbp:children gptkb:Florence_Gaskell
gptkb:Marianne_Gaskell
Julia_Gaskell
Henry_Gaskell
gptkbp:died November 12, 1865
gptkbp:genre Fiction
Historical fiction
Social commentary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Margaret Gaskell
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:E._M._Forster
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:Elizabeth_Gaskell
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Carlyle
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:George_Eliot
gptkbp:knownFor Character development
Strong female characters
Exploration of social issues
Realistic_portrayal_of_Victorian_society
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Mary_Barton
gptkb:Cranford
gptkb:North_and_South
Wives and Daughters
gptkbp:occupation Biographer
Novelist
Short story writer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Alton,_Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:relatedTo Cultural history
Industrial Revolution
Literary criticism
Literary realism
Social class
Urbanization
Feminism
Social history
Social reform
Victorian literature
Rural life
Marriage and relationships
Gender roles
Family life
Class and society
Historical biography
Religion and morality
Childhood and education
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:William_Gaskell
gptkbp:website https://www.margaretgaskell.com