Kempe, Margerie (c. 1373–c. 1439)
English Christian mystic. She converted to religious life after a period of mental derangement, and travelled widely as a pilgrim. Her Boke of Margery Kempe (about 1420) describes her life and experiences, both religious and worldly. It has been called the first autobiography in English.
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