Brilliant Women: 18th-century BluestockingsDuring the eighteenth century a remarkable group of women formed the Bluestocking Salon--a name derived from the sartorial preference of one of the members--where women and men met to debate contemporary ideas and promote the life of the mind. Together, these cultural innovators helped forge new roles for women as influential thinkers, writers, and artists, and their creative achievements were publicly celebrated -- from cover. |
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