… her times: one of her major fights was the fight against slavery and the abolitionists’ crusade became hers thanks to a dinner party in 1776. She remained convinced that the pleasure principle – identified by Georg Simmel as a distinctive … 1797] I believe a kindness is often valued more than a benefit. Including the Woman’s Club-feasts and the children’s dinner I contrive in the course of this Month to treat about 1700 in what they think a grand Way for a little more than … Similarly, the Bible meetings held at Barley Wood were followed by ‘a cold dinner for the select part of the company ‘ . 9 Most of the letters that she wrote, in particular those sent to …