Gender, Religion, and Radicalism in the Long Eighteenth Century: The 'Ingenious Quaker' and Her Connections

ISBN-13: 9780815389187 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 204 str.

Judith Jennings

Opis

Through 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.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; Radical self-representation; 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.

O autorze

Judith Jennings currently directs the Kentucky Foundation for Women, a private fund supporting feminist artists working for positive social change. Her first book, The Business of Abolishing the British Slave Trade, focused on Quaker abolition activities.