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   bluestocking

   /ˈbluːˌstɒkɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. an intellectual or literary woman: derogatory "a Victorian bluestocking"

   Word Origin late 17th century: originally used to describe a man wearing blue worsted (instead of formal white silk) stockings; extended to mean ‘in informal dress’. Later the term denoted a person who attended the literary assemblies held (c. 1750) by three London society ladies, where some of the men favoured less formal dress. The emphasis on the encouragement of female intellectuals in this circle led to the association of the term blue stocking (and its derivatives, e.g. blue-stockingers) specifically with the involvement of women in the intellectual world.

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2. www.thefreelibrary.com › The+BluestockingsThe Bluestockings. - Free Online Library

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   Jul 3, 2024 · The term "bluestocking" "caught on as a way of valuing intellectual endeavors above fashion." While Gibson acknowledges the diversity of opinions among the Bluestockings, she writes that, on the whole, they "were advocating for the most fundamental woman's right: the right to be acknowledged as an independent individual of inherent ...

3. muse.jhu.edu › book › 35022Bluestocking Feminism and British-German Cultural Transfer,...

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   Jul 5, 2024 · undertaken by bluestocking feminists, furthered social reform. Britain and Germany, by contrast with America and France, sidestepped revo - lution but nonetheless generated discourses of individual and social liberty. Often in reaction to French continental cultural hegemony and imperial designs, some English and German actors ...

4. www.britannica.com › biography › William-BlakeWilliam Blake - Poetry, Imagery, Mysticism | Britannica

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   Jun 24, 2024 · William Blake - Poetry, Imagery, Mysticism: Blake’s profession was engraving, and his principal avocation was painting in watercolours. But even from boyhood he wrote poetry. In the early 1780s he attended the literary and artistic salons of the bluestocking Harriet Mathew, and there he read and sang his poems.

5. muckrack.com › media-outlet › helenlewissubstackThe Bluestocking: Contact Information, Journalists, and Overview...

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   Jun 28, 2024 · The Bluestocking is a free, weekly email with only occasional gratuitous plugs for my book. My interests include history, psychology, feminism and media criticism, and often I can’t help myself writing about the culture wars.

6. www.racingpost.com › news › featuresSurely more to come from Bluestocking as she continues progress...

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   Jun 30, 2024 · Bluestocking has won only three of her nine starts, but the four-year-old is two from two this year and was allotted a career-high Racing Post Rating of 120+ for this first strike at the highest level.

7. www.netgalley.com › catalog › bookThe Bluestockings | Susannah Gibson | 9780393881387 | NetGalley

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   Jun 30, 2024 · In this intimate and revelatory history, Susannah Gibson delves into the lives of these pioneering women. Elizabeth Montagu established one of the most famous salons of the Bluestocking movement, with everyone from royalty to revolutionaries clamoring for an invitation to attend.

8. www.facebook.com › groups › 843549310604334Molly Bluestocking - Facebook

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   5 days ago · Bluestocking: /ˈbluːˌstɑː.kɪŋ/ an intelligent and well-educated woman who spends most of her time studying and is therefore not approved of by some men.