Queen of the Blues: Elizabeth Montagu's Bluestockings
By A Mystery Man Writer
It all began with a gentleman who liked blue tights and intellectual women. That's right, ladies and gentlemen. The term "bluestockings" was used to categorize the elite female members of England's smarty-pants club, and it was named after a pair of gams. You see, once upon a time in the 1750s a lady named Elizabeth Montagu sought to make her home on Hill Street the intellectual capital of London. …
Elizabeth Montagu, the queen of the bluestockings, Volume 1 (of 2
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artists, Making History Tart & Titillating
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November, 2011
Mrs Montague : The Bluestocking Gardener
