Hannah More (and philanthropic sociability) [ Religion & Philanthropy / Politics & Society / Religious Belief ]
… 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 Britain and … of the heart and to religious sociability. The correspondence with Wilberforce revolves around schools, charity or religion: their friendship thus followed the same pattern as their lives, i.e. an ever-growing involvement in …
Bluestockings | Charity | Education | Evangelicalism | Friendship | Manners | Philanthropy | Poverty | Reformation | Religion | Slavery | Women
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