What is a Bluestocking?

In the early 1750s Mrs Elizabeth Montagu and others started a women's literary discussion group, a revolutionary step away from traditional mindless women's activities. They invited various people to attend, including a botanist, translator and publisher called Benjamin Stillingfleet. He wasn't rich enough to have the proper formal dress which included black silk stockings. So he attended in his normal clothes, wearing blue worsted stockings. This started a trend. The husband of one of the group members was Admiral Edward Boscawen, and he derisively referred to the meetings as the "Blue-Stocking Society". "Bluestocking" then became a term to describe literary/intellectual women.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Book Club Begins!!!


Come one, come all to Bluestocking's Book Club! Yeah! I hope you all had a fabulous summer and are excited to get back together and flex our mental muscles. Don't worry the first book for September is a gentle read that I think everyone will enjoy.

Write these dates in your calendars ladies and be ready to discuss the book for that month;


Monday, September 10th- Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos

Monday, October 8th- The Oath by Frank Peretti

Monday, November 12th-Color Me Butterfly by L.Y. Marlow, might have to order this online

December- No Meeting


Resume in January, so let me know now if you have suggestions for next year's reads.

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We will be meeting at Jazzed, a cool coffeehouse in Brentwood on Sunset, owned by some neat Christian people. They will even set-up a table for us and have our drinks ready if we call in advance!! Book Club will begin at 7:00pm and be done by 9:00pm, so plan now and don't miss out.


Get your book now to start reading for our meeting in September!!