Blue Stockings Society (England) — For other uses, see Bluestocking. The Blue Stockings Society was an informal women s social and educational movement in England in the mid 18th century. About The Blue Stockings Society was created in imitation of the French society of the same… … Wikipedia
History of a Six Weeks' Tour — through a part of France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland; with Letters Descriptive of a Sail Round the Lake of Geneva and of the Glaciers of Chamouni is a travel narrative by the British Romantic authors Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley.… … Wikipedia
History of feminism — The history of feminism is the history of feminist movements and their efforts to overturn injustices of gender inequality. Feminist scholars have divided feminism s history into three waves . Humm, Maggie. 1995. The Dictionary of Feminist Theory … Wikipedia
Barclay Fox — Robert Barclay Fox (September 6,1817 March 10,1855), businessman, gardener and diarist, a member of the influential Quaker Fox family of Falmouth. Family relationships He was the son of Robert Were Fox F.R.S. of Falmouth in Cornwall and Maria… … Wikipedia
Fox family of Falmouth — For the Fox Family TV Network, preceding ABC Family, see Television networks preceding ABC Family The Fox family of Falmouth, Cornwall, UK were very influential in the development of the town of Falmouth in the 19th Century and of the Cornish… … Wikipedia
Frances Burney — For playwright Frances Burney (1776–1828), niece of novelist Fanny Burney Madame d Arblay 1752 1840, see Frances Burney (1776–1828) Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and after marriage as Madame d’Arblay,… … Wikipedia
Richard J. Maybury — Born 1946 Ohio, United States Pen name Uncle Eric Occupation Writer; author, journalist Genres nonfiction Richard J … Wikipedia
Feminism in Japan — Feminism in modern Japan began in the late 19th century and early 20th centuries. Many observers believe the movement was due to the flood of western thinking after the Meiji Restoration in 1868. However, the consciousness of women’s rights drew… … Wikipedia
Anna Maria Fox — (February 21,1816 Barclay Fox s journal . See Sources above for bibliographical details.] – November 18,1897 [ DQB See Sources above.] ) was promoter of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society and the artistic and cultural development of Falmouth… … Wikipedia
bas — 1. bas, basse [ ba, bas ] adj., n. m. et adv. • déb. XIIe; bas lat. bassus I ♦ Dans l espace 1 ♦ Qui a peu de hauteur. Maison basse. Mur bas. Salle basse. Un appartement bas de plafond. Table basse. Voiture très basse. ⇒ surbaissé. Loc. Être bas… … Encyclopédie Universelle