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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... writing from the publishers. A Library of Congress record exists under LC control number: 2005032500 Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation ...
... writing from the publishers. A Library of Congress record exists under LC control number: 2005032500 Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation ...
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... writing process. Dr. Jim Klotter, an ally since graduate school, read an entire draft of an early version and unfailingly continued to offer sound advice whenever asked. Dr. John Inscoe and Professor Vincent Carretta helped more than ...
... writing process. Dr. Jim Klotter, an ally since graduate school, read an entire draft of an early version and unfailingly continued to offer sound advice whenever asked. Dr. John Inscoe and Professor Vincent Carretta helped more than ...
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... writer, advocate for women, embroidery artist, and member of the polite middling classes of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Birmingham, and London. In the nearly four decades between her birth in 1733 and her great artistic accomplishment ...
... writer, advocate for women, embroidery artist, and member of the polite middling classes of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Birmingham, and London. In the nearly four decades between her birth in 1733 and her great artistic accomplishment ...
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... writer. Seward, too, wrote an account of Knowles's confrontation with Johnson, which is examined here. Chapter Five focuses on Knowles's widowhood, continued friendship with Seward, participation in radical causes, and public dispute ...
... writer. Seward, too, wrote an account of Knowles's confrontation with Johnson, which is examined here. Chapter Five focuses on Knowles's widowhood, continued friendship with Seward, participation in radical causes, and public dispute ...
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... Writing and the Public Sphere (Cambridge, 2001). 4 Rebecca Larson, Daughters of Light: Quaker Women Preaching and Prophesying in the Colonies and Abroad, 1700-1775 (New York, 1999). 5 Adrian Davies, The Quakers in English Society, 1655 ...
... Writing and the Public Sphere (Cambridge, 2001). 4 Rebecca Larson, Daughters of Light: Quaker Women Preaching and Prophesying in the Colonies and Abroad, 1700-1775 (New York, 1999). 5 Adrian Davies, The Quakers in English Society, 1655 ...
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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