Little is known about Dixon's life, save for the single volume of poetry she published (anonymously) in her lifetime. The 500 subscribers were mostly local, but also included nobility and some prominent poets, such as Elizabeth Carter and Alexander Pope. Dixon's poetry is mostly pastoral, but ranges from light poems and romantic ballads to satire and religious verse. The DNB explains that she "characteristically underplays her education, intellect, and talent as a ‘weaker Woman’."