tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post3717665151047696218..comments2023-11-02T15:31:22.535+00:00Comments on Michelle Styles:: The two wealthiest bankers in the 1820sMichelle Styleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-83251035513438178472011-05-27T07:29:04.610+01:002011-05-27T07:29:04.610+01:00Amalie --
Yes I know it is so frustrating with fe...Amalie --<br /><br />Yes I know it is so frustrating with female artists as there were a number.<br />It is easier to find a biography on a famous mistress or courtesan than on a woman who succeeded in her own right.<br /><br />Lucy -- I love intrepid Victorian women travellers. They had such spunk and they did it in corsets!<br />I don't know why these women are ignored. I have a theory that they don't conform to the accepted notion that females were oppressed before women's sufferage and they didn't necessarily take thier cue from Mary Wollenscroft. Or it may be that people just have not bothered to investigate them.Michelle Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-84213636981598737522011-05-27T05:53:24.560+01:002011-05-27T05:53:24.560+01:00The lack of biogs of women in certain fields is st...The lack of biogs of women in certain fields is strange, isn't it? I have a few about intrepid women travellers in the late 19th/early 20th centuries (which are fascinating) but other than that, there's very little...Lucy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262133670127664033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-39048215214860464102011-05-27T02:28:06.254+01:002011-05-27T02:28:06.254+01:00Er, I meant historical female figures in any field...Er, I meant historical female figures in any field seem to have very little written about them. Not present day awesome women.Amalie Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346563294446609770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-75012605174209883882011-05-27T02:26:35.395+01:002011-05-27T02:26:35.395+01:00I guess most women successful in any field have ve...I guess most women successful in any field have very little written about them. I knew about the dearth of info about female artists, but didn't really think much about those other professions. People starting masters Art History programs and focusing on female artists have a wide array of women to choose from, but a very difficult time finding information about them. Mostly, we know about some of these women from footnotes in articles about their male teachers. Most people can't name more than 3 or 4 female artists of any century. Sad sad.Amalie Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346563294446609770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-11160906978248491412011-05-26T18:16:34.405+01:002011-05-26T18:16:34.405+01:00Lucy --
I hope you enjoy the book. I think it is a...Lucy --<br />I hope you enjoy the book. I think it is absolutely fascinating. These women are just not really mentioned.<br /><br />Caroline --Yes that is right Coutts Bank as in the bank of choice for the Royals. Why Harriot Mellon Coutts does not have a proper biography beggars belief.She is far more interesting than Lady Caroine Lamb.Michelle Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-83929169494023709642011-05-26T18:11:00.514+01:002011-05-26T18:11:00.514+01:00Fascinating stuff Michelle! Love the concept of y...Fascinating stuff Michelle! Love the concept of your heroine being a businesswoman. Am I right in thinking that Coutts is still in existence, and is the bank of choice for the Royals today? Caroline xCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005714506570642538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-840263884198280112011-05-26T18:08:38.400+01:002011-05-26T18:08:38.400+01:00I'm intrigued by these women and have just hop...I'm intrigued by these women and have just hopped over to Amazon to order the book you're reading. Thanks for the tip!Lucy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262133670127664033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-17297304524903176172011-05-26T15:12:04.124+01:002011-05-26T15:12:04.124+01:00Fascinating stuff, Michelle.Fascinating stuff, Michelle.Nell Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346808072962615721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-79870005518133564482011-05-26T14:37:22.069+01:002011-05-26T14:37:22.069+01:00The book that just got accepted had a business wom...The book that just got accepted had a business woman as a heroine. And I had to overcome editorial skepticism that such women existed and were accepted in the highest parts of society. I just didn't realise the full extent!Michelle Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-53380752579162690482011-05-26T14:35:04.497+01:002011-05-26T14:35:04.497+01:00Sounds like any one of them would make a great her...Sounds like any one of them would make a great heroine in a book! <br />x DaisyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com