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Bluestocking (also spaced blue-stocking or blue stockings) is a derogatory term for an educated, intellectual woman, originally a member of the 18th-century Blue Stockings Society from England led by the hostess and critic Elizabeth Montagu (1718–1800), the “Queen of the Blues”, including Elizabeth Vesey (1715–1791), Hester Chapone ...
The centre house, 16 Royal Crescent, Bath, was used as a residence and to host Blue Stockings Society events by Elizabeth Montagu. The Blue Stockings Society of England emerged in about 1750, and waned in popularity at the end of the 18th century.
A bluestocking is an educated, intellectual woman. Bluestocking or Bluestockings may also refer to: Bluestockings (bookstore), a feminist bookshop in New York; Bluestocking (magazine), a Japanese feminist magazine; Blue Stockings Society, a literary society for women in 18th century England
Elizabeth, as a Bluestocking, was called the "Queen of the Blues". She led and hosted the Blue Stockings Society of England from about 1750. The loose organization of privileged women with an interest in education waned in popularity at the end of the 18th century. It gathered to discuss literature and also invited educated men to participate.
Bluestocking was an unflattering expression in the 18th century for upper-class women who cared about culture and intellectual life and disregarded fashion. It originally referred to men and women who wore plain blue wool stockings instead of the black silk stockings worn in society.
The first surviving use of the epithet bluestocking is in reference to Stillingfleet. [13] James Boswell theorized that his habit of wearing blue stockings to intellectual meetings gave rise to the name Blue Stockings Society. This phrase is the origin of the word bluestocking, a pejorative
While Bluestocking had been slowly becoming more politicized since its inception, Itō Noe was an anarchist responsible for filling Bluestocking with more aggressive opinions about women's rights. [11] For almost a year, Itō ran the magazine, making contribution by readers more accessible and placing a greater emphasis on societal problems. [12]
A Feminist Dictionary is an alternative dictionary written by Cheris Kramarae and Paula A. Treichler, with assistance from Ann Russo, originally published by Pandora Press in 1985. [ 1 ] A revised second edition of the text was published in 1992, under the title Amazons, Bluestockings, and Crones: A Feminist Dictionary. [ 2 ]