Bluestocking circle

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18th-century cultural movement intellectual salon movement literary society social circle

The Bluestocking circle was an 18th-century English intellectual salon movement, led largely by educated women, that promoted literary discussion, learning, and cultural refinement over traditional aristocratic pastimes.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century cultural movement ⓘ intellectual salon movement ⓘ literary society ⓘ social circle ⓘ
activePeriod	1750s ⓘ 1760s ⓘ 1770s ⓘ 1780s ⓘ
associatedWith	early feminism ⓘ polite conversation ⓘ women's education ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
culturalImpact	helped legitimize women's participation in intellectual life ⓘ
dissolved	late 18th century ⓘ
etymology	name derived from informal blue worsted stockings worn by some male participants ⓘ
focusesOn	education ⓘ literature ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ the arts ⓘ
genderAspect	led largely by educated women ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	cultural refinement ⓘ emphasis on literary discussion ⓘ informal sociability ⓘ mixed-gender conversation ⓘ promotion of learning ⓘ
hasPart	Bluestocking salons NERFINISHED ⓘ
hostedBy	Elizabeth Montagu NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Vesey NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Boscawen NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	mid-18th century ⓘ
influenced	perceptions of intellectual women in Britain ⓘ
influencedBy	French salon culture ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
movement	Enlightenment ⓘ
notableMember	David Garrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmund Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Montagu NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Vesey NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Boscawen NERFINISHED ⓘ Hannah More NERFINISHED ⓘ Hester Chapone NERFINISHED ⓘ Hester Thrale NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedTo	card-playing as primary pastime ⓘ gambling-centered socializing ⓘ
socialContext	British Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Elizabeth Montagu → movement → Bluestocking circle ⓘ