How did Anna Seward use The Gentleman’s Magazine during her literary disputes?

Anna Seward utilized The Gentleman’s Magazine as a public platform to engage in literary disputes and defend her positions on artistic merit and reputation.1

She notably employed the magazine during the following controversies:

• The Benvolio Controversy: Seward bickered with James Boswell regarding the posthumous reputation of Samuel Johnson.1
• The Weston Debate: She engaged in a dispute concerning the literary superiority of John Dryden over Alexander Pope, using the space to defend the quality of contemporary poetry.1

In these instances, Seward’s contributions served to involve a wide readership in the debates, effectively creating factions for and against her arguments. Additionally, she used the magazine to address personal grievances, such as claiming that Erasmus Darwin had published her poem, "Verses Written in Dr. Darwin’s Botanic Garden," in the magazine without her permission in 1783.1