English gentlewoman
C3686
concept
An English gentlewoman is a woman of the British upper or upper-middle classes, characterized by refined manners, education, social responsibility, and adherence to traditional codes of conduct and propriety.
Observed surface forms (2)
- 16th-century English woman ×1
- 19th-century English woman ×1
Instances (9)
- Elizabeth Sydenham via concept surface "16th-century English woman"
- Caroline Sarah Darwin via concept surface "19th-century English woman"
- Elizabeth Popham
- Margaret Blagge
- Elizabeth Drake
- Mary Walsingham
- Mary Burwell
- Thomasine Clopton
- Frances Aylesbury