tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post20808518367284686..comments2024-03-12T07:11:33.877+00:00Comments on Regency History: Queen of the bluestockings: Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800)Rachel Knowleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-6234612747695338332018-01-09T16:57:04.240+00:002018-01-09T16:57:04.240+00:00These sentiments are expressed in the Oxford Dicti...These sentiments are expressed in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography article referenced above and are borne out in Elizabeth Montagu's letters.Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-26939629790064675562017-12-29T18:06:56.138+00:002017-12-29T18:06:56.138+00:00"She believed in the independence of women an..."She believed in the independence of women and that marriage was a matter of wealth and connections."<br />Hey is there a source you got this statement from? Because I'm doing a research paper and would like to know where you got it from.<br />ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00307475822646551872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-39843023781614238252015-10-24T23:30:14.161+01:002015-10-24T23:30:14.161+01:00The letters of Elizabeth Montagu that I referred t...The letters of Elizabeth Montagu that I referred to when researching this post are freely available on Internet archive. This is a link to the search on that website that you might find helpful: https://archive.org/search.php?query=Elizabeth%20Montagu.Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-38462600989372352332015-10-22T14:39:29.376+01:002015-10-22T14:39:29.376+01:00I am interested in finding out who attended the &q...I am interested in finding out who attended the "salon" events that Elizabeth Montague held at Denton Hall in Newcastle. Do her surviving letters give an account of who attended her "salon" events on the occasions she spent her summers in the North of England? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-11055737437006271252014-02-02T20:07:46.746+00:002014-02-02T20:07:46.746+00:00An interesting question. I have read that they wer...An interesting question. I have read that they were rivals, but some of the comments made by her as reported in Fanny Burney's diary are extremely complimentary, certainly suggesting admiration, if not friendship, so maybe a bit of both.Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-56042802054906941572014-02-02T20:03:37.131+00:002014-02-02T20:03:37.131+00:00Thanks very much, Brian. I agree with you that Mrs...Thanks very much, Brian. I agree with you that Mrs Montagu must have met Miss Bingley's requirements and I'm sure even Mr Darcy would have agreed that she was a very accomplished woman.Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-58831959157400478362014-01-31T20:11:05.129+00:002014-01-31T20:11:05.129+00:00AN extremely interesting lady-but was she and Hest...AN extremely interesting lady-but was she and Hester Thrale friends,or social rivals?Gem Twitchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-22990889065325731472014-01-31T01:48:20.662+00:002014-01-31T01:48:20.662+00:00I'm sure Miss Bingley would have declared This...I'm sure Miss Bingley would have declared This Elizabeth a very accomplished woman. When reading excellent posts such as this one realizes that in England at least, women, especially talented women, were not mere chattels of obnoxious men and that they were appreciated.<br /><br />Thank you once more for an excellent post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com