What nationality was the writer who popularized the term "proles"?
Proles The word "prole" is a shortening of the word "proletarian", a term for the working class. The word was popularized by George Orwell in his 1949 novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four", in which he uses the word proles (collective noun) to refer to the working class of Oceania (i.e. the "proletariat").
Mary Elizabeth Mohl Mary Elizabeth Mohl or Mary Elizabeth Clarke (22 February 1793 – 15 May 1883) was a British writer who was known as a salon hostess in Paris. She was known by her nickname of "Clarkey". She was admired for her independence and conversation. She eventually married the orientalist Julius von Mohl. She was an ardent Francophile, a feminist, and a close friend of Florence Nightingale. She wrote about her interest in the history of women's rights.