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The bluestockings : a history of the first women's movement / Cover Image Book

The bluestockings : a history of the first women's movement / Susannah Gibson

Gibson, Susannah, (author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780393881387
  • ISBN: 0393881385
  • Physical Description: 338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First American edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2024

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in Great Britain by John Murray Press in 2024 as Bluestockings: The First Women's Movement"--verso of title page.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-328) and index.

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Subject: Sex role > England > History > 18th century.
Women intellectuals > England > History > 18th century.
Women > England > Social conditions > 18th century.
England > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 5 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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Statesville Main Library 305.30942 GIB (Text) 33114018659300 Adult New Nonfiction Available -