"Philosophy for the Ladies": Feminism, Pedagogy, and Natural Philosophy in Charlotte Lennox's Lady's Museum.
his article re-examines Charlotte Lennox's work in her serial Lady's Museum (1760-61) by placing the periodical in conversation with her novel The Female Quixote (1752), and specifically focusing on the author's pedagogical interests. By drawing on the historical and biographical details of Arabella...
| Published in: | Eighteenth Century Fiction Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 139 - 167 |
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| Format: | Literary Criticism |
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University of Toronto Press
Fall2015
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