<p>Joanna Baillie (1762–1851) was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 11 September. Plays on the Passions, a series of female-led comedies & tragedies, brought Baillie fame during a period when serious drama was in decline. Her 256th birthday was commemorated by a Google doodle in 2018</p><p>1/3</p><p><a href="https://doodles.google/doodle/joanna-baillies-256th-birthday/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="doodles.google/doodle/joanna-baillies-256th-birthday/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doodles.google/doodle/joanna-b</span><span class="invisible">aillies-256th-birthday/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/drama/" rel="tag">#drama</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a> <a href="/tags/womenwriters/" rel="tag">#WomenWriters</a> <a href="/tags/joannabaillie/" rel="tag">#JoannaBaillie</a> <a href="/tags/18thcentury/" rel="tag">#18thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/19thcentury/" rel="tag">#19thcentury</a></p>