| LC control no. | n 50003803 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1718-1800 |
| Variant(s) | Montagu, Elizabeth Robinson, 1718-1800 Queen of the Bluestockings, 1718-1800 Robinson, Elizabeth, 1718-1800 |
| See also | Founded corporate body of person: Blue Stocking Society |
| Other standard no. | Q443320 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Located | London (England) |
| Birth date | 1718-10-02 |
| Death date | 1800-08-25 |
| Place of birth | York (England) |
| Field of activity | Literature Letter writing Salons |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Socialites |
| Special note | Data provided by the ESTC/BL |
| Found in | Mrs. Montagu, 1792 (print of engraved portrait by Joshua Reynolds) The letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu, 1974 LC manual auth. card (Montagu, Elizabeth Robinson, 1720-1800) DNB (Montagu, Mrs. Elizabeth, 1720-1800; authoress and leader of society; elder daughter of Matthew Robinson) Oxford Dictionary of National biography, viewed online May 13, 2016 (Montagu [née Robinson], Elizabeth (1718-1800), author and literary hostess, was born at York on 2 October 1718, the first daughter and fifth child of Matthew Robinson (1694-1778) of Edgeley and West Layton, Yorkshire, and his wife, Elizabeth (c.1697-1746). Elizabeth Montagu has been called the 'queen of the blue stockings'. Montagu's letters (written over nearly seventy years) are among the most important surviving collections from the eighteenth century. Elizabeth Montagu died at Montagu House [Hill Street, Mayfair, London] on 25 August 1800) "Blue Stockings Society" via Wikipedia, viewed 22 March 2023 (Blue Stocking Society; informal literary discussion group founded in 1750s England by Elizabeth Montagu, Elizabeth Vesey, and others) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Stockings_Society> |
| Associated language | eng |
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