Conversation [ Communication / Education / Social interaction / Language & Speech ]
… 9 Even though women’s conversation appears to have been promoted primarily to improve men’s, it created a significant space for women’s voice in the mixed social spaces of eighteenth-century sociability, and was an important spur to their education. Yet, while Addison claimed that … and discussing various topics with their children. One of the most significant features of these texts was the space and role given to the voice of fictional children, and were meant to inspire child readers who would ‘identify with …
Children | Controversy | Gentleman | Masculinity | Politeness | Science | Women
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