Bluestockings: The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education

Description: Bluestockings by Jane Robinson In 1869, when five women enrolled at university for the first time in British history, the average female brain was thought to be 150 grams lighter than a mans. Doctors warned that if women studied too hard their wombs would wither and die. This title tells the story of the fight for female education in Britain. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Tells a story of extraordinary courage and appalling discrimination ... Bluestockings is The History Boys for women Sunday TimesIn 1869, when five women enrolled at university for the first time in British history, the average female brain was thought to be 150 grams lighter than a mans. Doctors warned that if women studied too hard their wombs would wither and die. When the Cambridge Senate held a vote on whether women students should be allowed official membership of the university, there was a full-scale riot.Despite the prejudice and the terrible sacrifices they faced, women from all backgrounds persevered and paved the way for the generations who have followed them since. By the 1920s, being an undergraduette was considered quite the fashionable thing; by the 1930s, women were emerging from universities as anything from aviation engineers to professional academics.Bluestockings tells an inspiring story - of defiance and determination, of colourful eccentricity and at times heartbreaking loneliness, as well as of passionate friendships, midnight cocoa-parties and glorious self-discovery. Notes Subtitled, The Remarkable Story Of The First Women To Fight For An Education. Paperback edition of the book which recounts the lives of the first women allowed to go to university, and the prejudice that they faced. Social history of the best kind Sunday Times Back Cover Inspiring, funny and thoughtful Rosemary Hill, Guardian Warm and funny ... an education to us all Independent on Sunday At the end of the nineteenth century, when the female brain was considered five ounces lighter than the male brain, five women bravely enrolled at university for the first time in Britain. From wildly different backgrounds and with only a passion for learning in common, they faced dismissal as mere bonnets and wild rioting when a vote was taken to offer these undergraduettes a recognised degree. But from teachers and parents they enjoyed unimaginable kindnesses. Through the inspiring and moving words of the women themselves, Jane Robinson explores the sacrifices they made, the prejudice they met, and the determination, friendship and knowledge they found through their ground-breaking, hard-won educations. A story of widening horizons, lifelong friendships ... and, above all, the joy of learning Economist Modern girls need reminding of the long battle, and Jane Robinsons fine book does just that Libby Purves, Mail on Sunday Fascinating. Inspiring. Impassioned and wonderfully entertaining Scotsman Author Biography Jane Robinson was born in Edinburgh and brought up in Yorkshire. After reading English at Somerville College, Oxford, she became an antiquarian book dealer, later leaving to pursue a writing career. Her books about women travellers and pioneers have established her as an engaging social historian with an appreciative eye for eccentricity. Jane lives near Oxford with her husband and two sons. Review Social history of the best kind -- Sunday Times * Sunday Times *Modern girls need reminding of the long battle, and Jane Robinsons fine book does just that, charting the lives and struggles of campaigners ... But there is more joy than sorrow -- Mail on Sunday * Mail on Sunday *Jane Robinson is excellent on the determination of girls to go to university, sometimes in the face of parental opposition ... There is also riveting material in Bluestockings on the opposition that the women face at college -- Mary Beard, The Times -- Mary Beard * The Times * Review Text Social history of the best kind -- Sunday Times Review Quote Social history of the best kind -- Sunday Times Details ISBN0141029714 Author Jane Robinson Year 2010 ISBN-10 0141029714 ISBN-13 9780141029719 Format Paperback Media Book Publication Date 2010-04-29 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Subtitle The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 378.00820941 Illustrations 16pp b/w photographic inset Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Language English Pages 304 Short Title Bluestockings UK Release Date 2010-04-29 Alternative 9780141961095 Audience General NZ Release Date 2010-06-14 AU Release Date 2010-06-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:26677296;

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ISBN-13: 9780141029719

Book Title: Bluestockings

Number of Pages: 304 Pages

Publication Name: Bluestockings: the Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education

Language: English

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Item Height: 198 mm

Subject: Coaching & Career Guidance, Education, Zoology, History

Publication Year: 2010

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 236 g

Author: Jane Robinson

Item Width: 129 mm

Format: Paperback