The bluestockings : a history of the first women's movement / Susannah Gibson.
| Author/creator | Gibson, Susannah author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 338 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue -- A woman's place -- The salon -- The streathamites -- The milking parlour -- The commune -- Marriage -- Motherhood -- Friendship -- Love -- Independence -- The end of the Bluestockings. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-328) and index. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| ISBN | 9780393881387 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0393881385 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1075.5 .E5 G53 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |