Susannah Gibson > Quotes

“She deliberately sought out foreign visitors who could bring word of new books and new ideas, and surrounded herself with writers, critics, wits and, above all, brilliant women.”
― Susannah Gibson, The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement

“men of exceptional talent found themselves praised and exalted but talented women had to beg pardon for their uncommon excellence.”
― Susannah Gibson, The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement

“balancing the busy social life of the Bluestockings with her innate need for solitude.”
― Susannah Gibson, The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement