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Elizabeth Montagu (née Robinson; 2 October 1718 – 25 August 1800) was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonnière, literary critic and writer, who helped to organize and lead the Blue Stockings Society.
Elizabeth Montagu (born Oct. 2, 1718, York, Eng.—died Aug. 25, 1800, London) was one of the first Bluestockings, a group of English women who organized conversation evenings to find a more worthy pastime than card playing.
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Elizabeth Montagu, christened ‘Queen of the Bluestockings’ by Samuel Johnson, was famous in her lifetime as a Shakespeare critic, salon hostess and champion of women’s writing.
Aug 25, 2021 · On August 25, 1800, British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonist, literary critic, and writer Elizabeth Montagu passed away. She was one of the wealthiest women of her era and one of the founders of the Bluestocking Society, an informal women’s social and educational movement in England in the mid- 18th century.
Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800), author and Bluestocking salonnière, was a leading woman of letters and artistic patron of her day. Her correspondence is considered 'among the most important surviving collections from the eighteenth century' ( ODNB ).
Elizabeth Montagu (1718 – 1800) was at the centre of artistic and literary life in eighteenth- century London. Given the title ‘Queen of the Blues’ by Samuel Johnson, she was a Shakespeare critic, businesswoman, patron, and salon hostess.
May 1, 2017 · Our woman writer of the month for May is Elizabeth Montagu, a prolific writer of letters and essays and a leader of the Bluestocking Circle in the second half of the eighteenth century.
