Bluestocking circle

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The Bluestocking circle was an 18th-century English intellectual salon movement, led largely by educated women, that promoted literary discussion, learning, and cultural refinement over traditional aristocratic pastimes.

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instanceOf 18th-century cultural movement
intellectual salon movement
literary society
social circle
activePeriod 1750s
1760s
1770s
1780s
associatedWith early feminism
polite conversation
women's education
country Kingdom of Great Britain
culturalImpact helped legitimize women's participation in intellectual life
dissolved late 18th century
etymology name derived from informal blue worsted stockings worn by some male participants
focusesOn education
literature
moral philosophy
the arts
genderAspect led largely by educated women
hasCharacteristic cultural refinement
emphasis on literary discussion
informal sociability
mixed-gender conversation
promotion of learning
hasPart Bluestocking salons
linked to: Bluestocking circle
hostedBy Elizabeth Montagu
Elizabeth Vesey
Frances Boscawen
linked to: Fanny Boscawen
inception mid-18th century
influenced perceptions of intellectual women in Britain
influencedBy French salon culture
languageOfWorkOrName English
location London
linked to: London, England
movement Enlightenment
notableMember David Garrick
Edmund Burke
Elizabeth Carter
Elizabeth Montagu
Elizabeth Vesey
Frances Boscawen
linked to: Fanny Boscawen

Hannah More
Hester Chapone
Hester Thrale
Joshua Reynolds
Samuel Johnson
opposedTo card-playing as primary pastime
gambling-centered socializing
socialContext British Enlightenment

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Elizabeth Montagu movement Bluestocking circle
Elizabeth Carter movement Bluestocking circle
Elizabeth Carter memberOf Bluestocking group
linked to: Bluestocking circle
Elizabeth Montagu movement Bluestocking group
subject linked to: Queen of the Bluestockings
linked to: Bluestocking circle
Bluestocking circle hasPart Bluestocking salons
linked to: Bluestocking circle
Edward Montagu socialCircle Bluestocking circle
Edward Montagu spouseAffiliation Bluestocking movement
linked to: Bluestocking circle
Sandleford Priory, Berkshire associatedWith Bluestocking Society
linked to: Bluestocking circle
Denton Hall, Yorkshire associatedWith Bluestocking circle
Denton Hall, Yorkshire hasHistoricalAssociation Bluestocking movement
linked to: Bluestocking circle
Hester Chapone memberOf Bluestocking circle
Hester Chapone associatedWith Bluestocking intellectual circle
linked to: Bluestocking circle
Sarah Scott memberOf Bluestocking circle
Sarah Scott movement Bluestocking movement
linked to: Bluestocking circle
Sarah Scott associatedWith Elizabeth Montagu’s Bluestocking salon
linked to: Bluestocking circle
Poems (1773) associatedWith Bluestocking circle
Poems (1773) associatedWith Bluestocking circle
Fanny Boscawen movement Bluestocking circle
Fanny Boscawen associatedWith Bluestocking circle