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May 27, 2013
Men led, but women organized
Another one from The Angel out of the House: “Sensibility posed a dilemma for men, claims Barker-Benfield [in The Culture of Sensibility], because they were caught between an older definition of manhood characterized by disorder and violence and a newer version that was more ‘decent’ but also less discernable from what was defined as ‘feminine.’ [...]
May 20, 2013
People in glass houses…
New History Hoydens post up about Regency greenhouses (and their suitability as a location for a wintertime rendezvous)!
May 13, 2013
Man must be pleased; but him to please is woman’s pleasure
Another quote from The Angel out of the House (p. 40): “The figure of the ‘old maid’ attracted such opprobrium because, like the poor, she was both too dependent and too independent. Without adequate economic resources, unmarried women of almost all classes could drain the finances of their families or, in the case of spinsters [...]
May 6, 2013
One of the most magnificent speeches ever made in this or any other country
[Content warning: discussion of sexism and rape.] Well, it’s been a while since I really posted anything here…I just got out of the habit while the blog was in maintenance, and now…I’m familiar with the phenomenon from my years on livejournal: the longer I don’t post, the more of a curious resistance I build up [...]
April 29, 2013
I can’t avoid a lingering sense of unease, as if I’m picking history’s pocket.
New History Hoydens post up about stealing real events for my fictional characters. I had a vague recollection of this anecdote…he ran out of ale, so he opened up his expensive French brandy? I couldn’t remember where I’d seen it, but I thought I might have posted it on my blog. After backreading for half [...]
April 8, 2013
Women’s electoral rights
New History Hoydens post up about my upcoming book and women’s pre-1832 electoral rights! When the vote was based on a property qualification, women who owned qualifying property had an interest in the resulting vote! It’s not known (yet) if women ever voted directly, but Chalus writes: “Derek Hirst’s work on the seventeenth century has [...]
New History Hoydens post up about my upcoming book and wo...
New History Hoydens post up about my upcoming book and women’s pre-1832 electoral rights! When the vote was based on a property qualification, women who owned qualifying property had an interest in the resulting vote! It’s not known (yet) if women ever voted directly, but Chalus writes: “Derek Hirst’s work on the seventeenth century has [...]
March 29, 2013
Book sale!
Exciting news!!! My agent and I just sold my next book, Sweet Disorder, to Anne Scott at Samhain! Phoebe Sparks, writer of Improving Tales for children, has vowed never to marry again unless she’s sure it won’t turn into a bickering, resentful mess like her first marriage. The Honorable Nick Dymond has vowed never to [...]
Exciting news!!! My agent and I just sold my next book, S...
Exciting news!!! My agent and I just sold my next book, Sweet Disorder, to Anne Scott at Samhain! Phoebe Sparks, writer of Improving Tales for children, has vowed never to marry again unless she’s sure it won’t turn into a bickering, resentful mess like her first marriage. The Honorable Nick Dymond has vowed never to [...]
August 31, 2012
New contest: “A Night to Surrender” and “A Week to be Wicked” by Tessa Dare
Tessa Dare’s third Spindle Cove book, A Lady by Midnight, is out this week, so I thought it would be a good time to give away the first two books in the series! Book 1: A Night to Surrender. Spindle Cove is Susanna Finch’s brainchild: a community for troubled women, where they can be free [...]
