Join us for a gathering of friends to discuss the February Book Therapy Project selection, The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women’s Movement.
“In England in the 1700s, a woman who was an intellectual, spoke out, or wrote professionally was considered unnatural. After all, as the wisdom of the era dictated, a clever woman—if there were such a thing—would never make a good wife. But a circle of women called the Bluestockings did something extraordinary: coming together in glittering salons to discuss and debate as intellectual equals with men, they fought for women to be educated and to have a public role in society.”
I’m looking forward to gathering with you all in our own “glittering salon” to discuss this facet of history and the (white, upper-class, privileged) women who paved the way for expanded education and rights for women in the UK.
Topic & Themes:
Themes: History, intellectualism, community, creativity
Book: The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women’s Movement
Podcasts: Half-Hidden Book Review & BBC Radio In Our Time: History
Article: “The Original Bluestockings Were Fiercer Than You Imagined” (New Yorker)
More: NYT book review “When Women Wits Ruled London’s Swankiest Salons”
Where & When:
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
Time: 6-9pm
Where: Email for details