William Wilberforce (the sociable voice of abolition) [ Politics ]
… Stael declared that ‘he was the best converser (she) had ever met in this country’ and found he was ‘the wittiest man in England’ ( The Life , vol. IV, 205). His home in this respect can be seen as a strategic location, particularly his … a gendered division of labour 13 and a class-oriented venture. 9 . Lawrence Stone, The Family, Sex and Marriage in England 1500-1800 (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson), p. 363. 10 . Letter dated 29 May 1797, MS: Weston Library, …
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