Henrietta Battier
Henrietta Battier | |
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| Born | Henrietta Fleming c. 1751 County Meath |
| Died | October 1813 Sandymount |
| Pen name | A Lady, Countess of Laurel, Pat. Pindar, Patt. Pindar, Pat. T. Pindar, Polly Pindar |
| Occupation | poet, political satirist, writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Period | Romantic |
| Years active | 1783-99 |
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Henrietta Battier (née Fleming; c.1751 – 1813) was an Irish poet, political satirist, and sometime actress. She is best known for her squibs and poems published under the name of Pindar. A subscriber to the United Irish test, she embraced the causes of Catholic-Protestant unity, representative government, and national independence. Following the 1798 Rebellion and Ireland's incorporation in the United Kingdom, she fell out of political and literary favour and died in relative obscurity.