bluestocking
/ˈbluːˌstɑkɪŋ/
noun
- An educated, intellectual woman, especially one who is interested in literature or scholarly pursuits.
- The 18th-century bluestocking hosted literary salons in her London home.
- The biography celebrates the life of a famous bluestocking who championed women's education.
- Some people unfairly dismissed her as a bluestocking because she preferred reading to parties.
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