
Dido Elizabeth Belle and Sarah Forbes Bonetta
The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
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The Birth of Daito Elizabeth
Daito Lindsay was born on November 20th, 1766. She is believed to have lived with her father and his family for the first five years of her life. When she was about five, a baptismal record reads Daito Elizabeth Belle. Her parents were Lord Mansfield and Lady Betty; they had been married for close to 30 years.
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