Have you heard of the English novelist, Jane Austen? 
The name is familiar, I'm sure I've heard of it but her work escapes me.
Jane Austen was famous for writing about British landed gentry in the late 18th century. 
OK I see what you mean, she did the Pride & the Prejudice, which I have heard of but not seen. She has many notable works.
That is correct. Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice in 1813. She also wrote Mansfield Park, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility.
I've heard that some of her plots explore women's position in society at those times. Including dependence on marriage for economic security.
That is correct curious one. Jane Austen also left behind some juvenile writings and an unfinished novel called Watson.