Hannah More (and philanthropic sociability) [ Religion & Philanthropy / Politics & Society / Religious Belief ]
… the heart, with a strongly religious dimension, thus outlining a new role for women as prime agents of social and moral reformation. People > Religion & Philanthropy Practices > Politics & Society Practices > Religious Belief Keywords Bluestockings Charity Education Evangelicalism Friendship Manners Philanthropy Poverty Reformation Religion Slavery Women Hannah More (1745-1833), who was one of the first women writers to become famous in … early philanthropist. As a matter of fact, she used her pen and her literary talents to promote four main causes, the reformation of manners, the abolition of slavery, the education of women and the alleviation of poverty. Having started …
Bluestockings | Charity | Education | Evangelicalism | Friendship | Manners | Philanthropy | Poverty | Reformation | Religion | Slavery | Women
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