Mary Robinson (poet) with her, since they feared to receive a bad reputation sympathizing with Mary Robinson. Mary Robinson (poet) Mary Robinson (née Darby; 27 November 1757? – 26 December 1800) was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure. During her lifetime she was known as "the English Sappho". She earned her nickname "Perdita" for her role as Perdita (heroine of Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale") in 1779. She was the first public mistress of King George IV while he was still Prince of Wales. Robinson was born in Bristol, England to Nicholas Darby, a naval captain, and his wife Hester (née
Mary Frances Leach Holyoke, but returned to Michigan in 1901 to become a fellow and pursue her Ph.D., which she earned in 1903. While a professor at Mount Holyoke, she studied at the University of Zurich and the University of Göttingen. From 1906 to her retirement in 1921, she was a professor of hygiene and chemistry at the Western College of Women. Mary Frances Leach Mary Frances Leach (March 22, 1858 – 1939) was an American chemist and professor of chemistry and hygiene. Leach was born in Payson, Illinois, the daughter of the Reverend Cephas A., and Mary Ann Scarborough Leach. She studied