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I assure you, it was occurring to enough of them to struggle tirelessly to gain women's suffrage. I bet many women suffered in angry silence. Well, that's just it - I think Catherine is the closest of

When one is in school or when I was in school. few women worked outside of the home.Even during the war, those that did work outside of the home were mostly blue collar workers and not leaders of

Nancy, But what does it matter if we can name all the US presidents in order (as apparently I was able to do at a very young age, to the great pleasure of my parents) - perhaps the most relevant fact

I am with Catherine on parts of history. One really needs several charts to keeptrack of some of it. It does appear that the kings were always fighting one another and disputing matters with the Pope.

I do not know why messages go off early. Charlotte was married rather young to a man who was said to be an heir to wealth. He was very good at lying. When he was sent to Debtors'Prison, Charlotte and

Charlotte Smith's life is very similar , in a way, to that of Mary Robinson-- whois better known to history as Perdita, Charlotte never became any man's mistress. [email protected]> wrote:

It’s still 85%+ women at JASNA AGMs - most men just haven’t gotten the memo. Like Catherine Morland insightfully pointed out about history: “I read it a little as a duty, but it tells me nothing

Dale Spender collected books and biographies of 100 female authors before Jane Austen. Authors she felt should have some recognition, if only that of paving the way for Austen. One of the authors was

I think it is true that most of the female authors before or around the time of Jane Auste are known only if they are connected with some famous person. Charlotte Smith is amon those who has no name

Most of the female authors of the time before and during the life of Jane Austen are barely known and rarely discussed. The one who are at least remembered in academic papers are mostly remembered

How revealing that you connect most closely with Fanny Price than any other literary figure. When I say Elinor Dashwood is my favorite of Austen’s heroines, she is also among the literary figures I

I do not connect with any author and probably feel closer to Fanny Price than to any other literary figure. Of course, when I was younger I wanted some of the adventures of the heroines. My first

This is very interesting to me, even a subject close to my heart, for why have I spent my life among books. I have to say I can't think of any one author where I'm at home; I feel kindred spirits with

Yes we did a group read of Austen's letters, I did an attempted (overdone) close reading of all the letters, each and everyone. I remember that Diane Reynolds did likewise, and maybe Arnie on his own

Kishor, Peter Sabor's excellent talk is part of the livestream that those who signed up for the livestream can watch through December. It will surely be printed in next year's edition of

Dorothy, you can get a nice copy of Jane Austen's Letters edited by Deirdre Le Faye for under $10 on abebooks.com.? We read through the whole thing here on Janeites a few years ago - maybe ten? - and

Dorothy, I wholeheartedly recommend extended study of Austen's surviving Letters, they are a priceless resource for better understanding her personality. Weren't you a member back in 2011-2012 when we

Thanks, Nancy. I will look for those. Dorothy They do seem to be selling more selective letters. RW CHapman's Letters are available for $30 on ebay, Some are on Project Gutenberg. Diedre Lefaye's book

Is this online, and has Sabor written the material in print form anywhere?

Oh yes Uglow is superb. Her biography of Elizabeth Gaskell is outstanding, but we have to remember Gaskell's corpus was npt conrolld by her family; any missing letters was her decision. She is not