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Cavendish published her autobiographical memoir A True Relation of my Birth, Breeding, and Life as an addendum to her collection Natures Pictures Drawn by Fancies Pencil to the Life in 1656.

The memoir relates Cavendish ’ s lineage, social status, fortune, upbringing, education and marriage.

Within the memoir, Cavendish also details her pastimes and manners and offers an account of her own personality and ambition, including her thoughts on her extreme bashfulness, contemplative nature and writing.

Cavendish also shares her views on gender ( appropriate behaviour and activity ), politics ( parliamentarians versus royalists ) and class ( the proper behaviour of servants ).

Ultimately, Cavendish ’ s memoir enables the reader to gain insight into the author ’ s life and art as she would have it known.