The bluestockings : a history of the first women's movement
Entry/Object ID
HQ1593.G53 2024
Description
This illuminating group portrait delves into the lives of a circle of 18th-century women called the Bluestockings, who came together in glittering salons to discuss and debate as intellectual equals with men, fighting for women to be educated and have a public role in society.
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Search Terms
stockings--history, women political activists--great britain, women's rights--great britain--history--18th century, women social reformers--great britain
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Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Susannah Gibson
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Place Published
City
New York, NY
Date Published
2024
ISBN
9780393881387
Notes
Length: 338
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Contents
Note
Prologue -- A woman's place -- The salon -- The streathamites -- The milking parlour -- The commune -- Marriage -- Motherhood -- Friendship -- Love -- Independence -- The end of the Bluestockings.
