Bluestockings: The First Women’s Movement

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In eighteenth-century Britain, women had no power and no rights. Susannah Gibson charts the struggles and achievements of a group of trailblazing women who risked their reputations to become public intellectuals. In this talk, Gibson will focus on Hester Thrale’s salon at which Samuel Johnson was a regular attendee. She will explore how Thrale and the other Bluestockings overcame great difficulties to pursue fulfilling careers, and lay the foundations for modern feminism.


Ticket includes wine, a chance to view the House and a book signing.

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Dr Johnson's House
17 Gough Square
London
London
EC4A 3DE

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