Gender, Religion, and Radicalism in the Long Eighteenth Century: The 'Ingenious Quaker' and Her ConnectionsThrough analysis of the life and writings of eighteenth-century Quaker artist and author Mary Knowles, Judith Jennings uncovers concrete but complex examples of how gender functioned in family, social, and public contexts during the Georgian Age. Knowles's story, including her bold confrontation of Samuel Johnson and public dispute with James Boswell, serves as a lens through which to view larger connections, such as the social transformation of English Quakers, changing concepts of gender and the transmission of radical political ideology during the era of the American and French revolutions. Further, Jennings offers a more nuanced view of the participation of "middling" women in radical politics through an examination of Knowles's theological beliefs, social networks and political opinions at a time when the American and French Revolutions reshaped political ideology. By analyzing Mary Knowles's connections-both male and female-Jennings contributes new understanding about how sociability operated, encompassing women and men of various faiths and ethnic origins. |
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... Society of Friends always went the extra mile to help. Former directors Ted Milligan and Malcolm Thomas offered many key suggestions for new sources and answered scores of questions. Jon North, and his wife Mary, provided continuous ...
... Society of Friends always went the extra mile to help. Former directors Ted Milligan and Malcolm Thomas offered many key suggestions for new sources and answered scores of questions. Jon North, and his wife Mary, provided continuous ...
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... Society promptly and graciously provided a key piece of information. Robert Byrd and William Ewing at the Perkins ... friends who generously shared their research. Many thanks to Mary DeLacy for providing information about Jonathan Binns ...
... Society promptly and graciously provided a key piece of information. Robert Byrd and William Ewing at the Perkins ... friends who generously shared their research. Many thanks to Mary DeLacy for providing information about Jonathan Binns ...
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... Friends but also to Anglicans , Unitarians , Deists , Jews , and Catholics ... Friends Friends like Knowles helped facilitate the transformation of Quakers from a ... society , including how gender intermeshed with ethnicity , authorship ...
... Friends but also to Anglicans , Unitarians , Deists , Jews , and Catholics ... Friends Friends like Knowles helped facilitate the transformation of Quakers from a ... society , including how gender intermeshed with ethnicity , authorship ...
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... Society of Friends," Mary "was carefully brought up in substantial and useful knowledge."25 Quakers had long valued practical education for both girls and boys. Without paid clerics, Friends needed to know how to read the Bible, keep ...
... Society of Friends," Mary "was carefully brought up in substantial and useful knowledge."25 Quakers had long valued practical education for both girls and boys. Without paid clerics, Friends needed to know how to read the Bible, keep ...
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... society. Anna Seward's letters, published much later, provide glimpses of the young Morris at odds with some ... friends. Seward later recalled Morris describing herself by saying that, while growing up in Rugeley, some people considered ...
... society. Anna Seward's letters, published much later, provide glimpses of the young Morris at odds with some ... friends. Seward later recalled Morris describing herself by saying that, while growing up in Rugeley, some people considered ...
Contents
Matrimony Monarchy and Fame | |
Confronting Samuel Johnson | |
Revolutionary Politics and Literary Skirmishes | |
Defying James Boswell | |
The French Revolution and a New Note | |
Help Me To Pray | |
Conclusion | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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