The Bluestockings Quotes

“balancing the busy social life of the Bluestockings with her innate need for solitude.”
― Susannah Gibson, The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement

“She deliberately sought out foreign visitors who could bring word of new books and new ideas, and surrounded herself with writers, critics, wits and, above all, brilliant women.”
― Susannah Gibson, The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement

“men of exceptional talent found themselves praised and exalted but talented women had to beg pardon for their uncommon excellence.”
― Susannah Gibson, The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement