Before the Bluestockings

First published in 1929, Before the Bluestockings is a study of the individual lives and the position of educated Englishwomen from the Restoration to the end of the first third of the eighteenth century. The question is approached not only from the women's point of view-Hannah Woolley, Mary Astell and Elizabeth Elstob-but also records the views of contemporary observers like Lord Halifax, John Locke, George Ballard and Sir Richard Steele.

List of contents

Foreword 1. Hannah Woolley 2. A Philosopher and his daughter 3. Locke's friend, Lady Masham 4. Mary Astell 5. Elizabeth Elstob 6. The debt of women to Sir Richard Steele

About the author

Ada Wallas was an English writer and teacher.

Product details

• Authors: Ada Wallas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 19.01.2026
• EAN: 9781032907451
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3290745-1
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Sociology, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Dictionaries of biography, Dictionaries Of Biography (Who's Who)