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bluestocking

[bloo-stok-ing] / ˈbluˌstɒk ɪŋ /






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A Regency romance with a master of a disguise and a Bluestocking?

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2022

The free books are the main perk of bookstagram, said Jennifer Lewis of Bluestocking Bookshelf.

From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2019

The Bat facsimile dust jacket by Lady Bluestocking.

From Scientific American • May 2, 2013

Bluestocking females campaigned furiously for women's suffrage and human rights.

From Time Magazine Archive

All the great ladies of the Bluestocking Court were there: the vastly learned Mrs Carter, Mrs Delany over from Ireland, the Swan of Lichfield Miss Anna Seward, Mrs Chapone, and other lionesses and cubesses.

From The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty by Beck, L. Adams (Lily Adams)




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