Mary Delany [ Art and Literature / Reading & Writing ]
… illustration of a woman seeking participation to collective activity and court, all the while relying on her sense of propriety to adapt to new sociable circles or to organize her own assemblies. People > Art and Literature Practices > Reading & Writing Keywords Assemblies Bluestockings Correspondence Court Ireland Propriety Women Mary Delany (1700-1788) was born Mary Granville and educated so as to become a Lady of the Bedchamber. … her life when she was a widow again (1768-1788). Although her education and upbringing led her to keep a deep sense of propriety throughout her life, it was perhaps not in keeping with the most formal sociable activities which she still …
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