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Elizabeth Montagu (née Robinson; 2 October 1718 – 25 August 1800) was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonnière, literary critic and writer, who helped to organize and lead the Blue Stockings Society. Her parents were both from wealthy families with strong ties to the British peerage and learned life.
Elizabeth Montagu (2 de outubro de 1718 - 25 de agosto de 1800) foi uma reformadora social britânica, patrona das artes, salonista, crítica literária e escritora que ajudou a organizar e liderar a Blue Stockings Society. Seus pais eram de famílias ricas, com fortes laços com a nobreza e intelectualidade britânicas.
- Reino da Grã-Bretanha
- 2 de outubro de 1718, Iorque
- 25 de agosto de 1800 (81 anos), Londres
- Catedral de Winchester
27 de mar. de 2024 · Aug. 25, 1800, London (aged 81) Elizabeth Montagu (born Oct. 2, 1718, York, Eng.—died Aug. 25, 1800, London) was one of the first Bluestockings, a group of English women who organized conversation evenings to find a more worthy pastime than card playing.
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Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800), author and Bluestocking salonnière, was a leading woman of letters and artistic patron of her day. Her correspondence is considered 'among the most important surviving collections from the eighteenth century' ( ODNB ).
Elizabeth Montagu, christened ‘Queen of the Bluestockings’ by Samuel Johnson, was famous in her lifetime as a Shakespeare critic, salon hostess and champion of women’s writing. She attracted the leading writers, politicians and artists of her day to her sparkling London assemblies, where she placed a new emphasis on conversation as a ...
Montagu, Elizabeth (1720–1800) British socialite and author who reigned as London's foremost intellectual hostess for half a century. Born Elizabeth Robinson in York on October 2, 1720; died in London on August 25, 1800; eldest daughter of Matthew Robinson (a Yorkshire landowner) and Elizabeth Drake Robinson (a Cambridge heiress); sister of ...
25 de ago. de 2021 · Lady Elizabeth Montagu, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry (1718-1800) by Thomas Gainsborough. On August 25, 1800, British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonist, literary critic, and writer Elizabeth Montagu passed away. She was one of the wealthiest women of her era and one of the founders of the Bluestocking Society, an ...
