Jane C Loudon
Jane C. Webb Loudon was born in 1807 and turned to writing to earn an income when her father died. She wrote The Mummy, a novel set in the 22nd century, thus helping to establish the fashion for science fiction writing. She married garden designer John C Loudon in 1831 and quickly became an expert gardener and gardening writer. She died in 1858.
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