Bluestockings: The First Women's Movement by Susannah Gibson (English) Hardcover

Description: Bluestockings by Susannah Gibson A captivating biography of the Bluestockings, revealing the lives and the legacy of this circle of women intellectuals who blazed a trail through eighteenth-century Britain. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Sophisticated, rich and skilful . . . highlights the extraordinary place these women carved out for themselves against the odds New StatesmanRemarkable . . . The Bluestockings bust out of the pages with unmistakable glee . . . their complexity and individuality shine through BBC HistorySpirited, lively and scholarly Literary ReviewA story of sisterhood and empowerment PHILIPPA GREGORYIn Britain in the 1750s, women had no power and no rights - all money and property belonged to their fathers or husbands. A brave group risked everything to think and live as they wished, despite the sneers of contemporaries who argued that books frazzled female brains and damaged their wombs. Meet the Bluestockings: ELIZABETH MONTAGU hosted a series of glittering salons in her London drawing room, where a circle of women and men discussed theatre, philosophy and the classics, competing to outdo each other in wit and brilliance. Discover how she took on Voltaire and won. Whilst nursing twelve children and helping run her bullying husbands brewery, HESTER THRALE took key writers under her wing - Dr Johnson moved into her house for several years. Her vivid diaries offer a powerful chronicle of what happened when she finally decided to follow her heart. Find out how poetess and former milkmaid ANN YEARSLEY fought back when her snobbish patron refused to hand over her earnings because she was working class and thus irresponsible . . . Or how CATHERINE MACAULEYs eight volume history of England caused such a sensation that she became a leading light in the American Revolution - while her unorthodox love-life scandalised her contemporaries . . . In this brilliant book, Susannah Gibson explores the lives and legacies of these and other figures who went on to inspire writers and thinkers from Mary Wollstonecraft to Virginia Woolf and lead the way for feminism. Bluestockings: the unexpected and inspiring stories of the forgotten heroines of Britains very first womens movement. Author Biography Dr Susannah Gibson is an Affiliated Scholar of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. She holds a Ph.D. from Cambridge on the history of the life sciences of the eighteenth century, a masters degree in the history of nineteenth-century science, and a bachelors degree in experimental physics. She is the author of two books: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? and The Spirit of Inquiry. Review Remarkable . . . this intricate story weaves together the many luminaries and intellectuals of 18th-century life . . . The Bluestockings burst out of the pages with unmistakable glee. Aided by Gibsons use of first-hand accounts from the women themselves, their complexity and individuality shine through . . . With beautifully written prose, Gibson allows the 18th century to be a delicately crafted backdrop to the lives she has chosen to explore * BBC History *Gibson evokes deftly the extent to which things had to fall into place for these women to establish their reputations . . . [the] structure allows for a nuanced understanding of each woman * TLS *Engrossing . . . the legacy of the Bluestockings made itself heard in the lives of other women writers and thinkers, quiet but compelling, like whispering in a library . . . echoing through the generations * New Yorker *A lively account [of] a social and political movement that would, over the next two hundred and fifty years, transform the expectations and conditions of women around the world * Daily Mail *A story of sisterhood, empowerment - and also rivalry and rage. Perhaps the greatest pleasure for the reader is to see the joy that the bluestockings take in reading, thinking and writing. There are men and there are constant pregnancies but the women are profoundly and lastingly engaged with the written word -- Philippa GregoryRich and sophisticated . . . Gibsons balancing act, skilfully managed, is to highlight the extraordinary place these women carved out for themselves against the odds in 18th-century society, without glossing over aspects less congenial to 21st century readers . . . As Gibson writes, the legacy of the bluestockings was to lay the foundations for a whole new world-view. It was the basis of all that followed: for womens right to an education, to earn an income, to vote, to bodily autonomy. It is a call that echoes down the centuries, and attempts to silence it continue * New Statesman *Brilliant, earnest, quietly unconventional, the Bluestockings are the unsung pioneers of early British feminism. Their networks empowered women, while their salons stressing conversation and civility opposed the misogynous boozy male culture of the 18th century. Blending story, history and delicious anecdote, Susannah Gibsons book opens a sparkling window onto this extraordinary society of engaged, energetic and very witty women -- Janet Todd, author of JANE AUSTEN AND SHELLEY IN THE GARDENA lively portrait of 18th-century Englishwomen who claimed a place for themselves in the nations intellectual life . . . Gibson offers vivid sketches of all these women . . . The authors engaging account honors the determination and charm with which her subjects seized as much freedom as society would allow them * Kirkus *Gibsons work is a thrilling portal into the lives of several extraordinary women in eighteenth century England and a celebration of their many achievements * Dublin Review of Books * Details ISBN1529369991 Author Susannah Gibson ISBN-10 1529369991 ISBN-13 9781529369991 Format Hardcover Publisher John Murray Press Language English Imprint John Murray Publishers Ltd Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2024 Subtitle The First Womens Movement Publication Date 2024-02-29 UK Release Date 2024-02-29 AU Release Date 2024-05-27 NZ Release Date 2024-05-27 Pages 352 Audience General DEWEY 305.4094109033 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158649646;

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