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19 de may. de 2024 · Mary Darby Robinson was not only praised in literary circles for her poetry but also for her works written in prose. The two best known examples are "A Letter to the Women of England" (1798) and "The Natural Daughter" (1799). Both her works are dealing with the role of women during the Romantic Era.
Hace 1 día · In this study, O’Brien demonstrates women’s active participation in the intellectual exchange that in many respects defined the Republic of Letters. For example, women’s intellectual correspondence with male Enlightenment figures, such as that between Lord Kames and Elizabeth Montagu, is examined alongside their published texts.
Hace 1 día · Mary I of England (1516-1558) The eldest daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon, Mary I was a steadfast Catholic who sought to undo many of her father‘s religious reforms. Crowned England‘s first queen regnant in 1553 at the age of 37, Mary faced significant challenges to her legitimacy due to her gender and faith.
Hace 2 días · By the Victorian era, the concept of "pater familias", meaning the husband as head of the household and moral leader of his family, was firmly entrenched in British culture. A wife's proper role was to love, honour, and obey her husband as her marriage vows stated.
15 de may. de 2024 · Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (born May 19, 1879, Danville, Virginia, U.S.—died May 2, 1964, Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England) was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons, known in public and private life for her great energy and wit.
Three examples of the way in which the authors interpret the same letters will serve to illustrate their different approaches to women's writing in later medieval England. A charming letter from a Paston wife to her husband about their first pregnancy, containing a witty postscript linking a ring which she had given him as a remembrance with ...
16 de may. de 2024 · A very substantial number - roughly a thousand, by 350 different women - were letters of petition, many sent to courtiers and officials and seeking favours for the writer, family members, or her associates. Here gender did play a significant part in shaping the text.
