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13 de jun. de 2022 · The 18th century is a significant period for analyzing how women were ill-treated by the male-dominated society. It is an age defined by gender inequality and discrimination. The idea of the superiority of men and their ownership of women made women oppressed victims of the patriarchal society.
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. 18th-century women by occupation (20 C) 18th-century women by nationality (55 C) I. 18th-century indigenous women of the Americas (1 C, 2 P) Women in 18th-century warfare (3 C, 88 P) Pages in category "18th-century women" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Prior to the 18th century, many women gained knowledge from correspondence with males because books were not as accessible to them. Social circles emerged around printed books. While the reading habits of men revolved around silent study, women used reading as a social activity.
The Eighteenth-Century Woman. The hallmarks of the eighteenth century—its opulence, charm, wit, intelligence—are embodied in the age's remarkable women. These women held sway in the salons, in the councils of state, in the ballrooms, in the bedrooms; they enchanted (or intimidated) the most powerful of men and presided over an extraordinary ...
Hace 5 días · One of two porcelain chocolate cups and saucers belonging to the 'Ladies of Llangollen', English, Derby and Bristol 1780 and 1780–1800. Read about the remarkable owners of a pair of 18th-century chocolate cups, two women who shunned convention, attracting the interest of Anne Lister.
Hace 2 días · Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Karen O'Brien. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009, ISBN: 9780521774277; 318pp.; Price: £17.99. Reviewer: Dr Rosalind Carr. University of Glasgow. Citation: Dr Rosalind Carr, review of Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain, (review no. 831)
Eighteenth-century women’s poetry is now widely accessible in both anthologies and individual scholarly editions, and numerous names have now augmented literary syllabuses – the outspoken teenage poetess Sarah Fyge Egerton; the labouring poets Mary Leapor, Mary Collier and Ann Yearsley; middle-class admirers and followers of Pope and Swift, such...
