Tag Archives: Women’s Education

Bluestockings and Blue Bloods: The Pelham Priory School for Young Ladies

Posted on October 5, 2016 by mansionmusings

The girls came from all over. They were daughters of the nation’s elite, of people such as Robert E. Lee and Lincoln’s former Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. They were Lorillards, Lefferts, and maybe even Bartows. In the nineteenth century, … Continue reading →

Posted in Mansion Musings | Tagged Bolton Priory, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, Female Academies, Henrietta Temple, Margaret Deland, Minny Temple, Mrs. Richard S. Greenough, Nanette Bolton, Pelham Priory, Robert Bolton, Rosina Emmet Sherwood, Sarah Dana Loring, Women's Education | 6 Comments

What’s a Girl to Do? Nineteenth-Century Lifestyle Guides for Young Ladies

Posted on July 30, 2016 by mansionmusings

To quote pop star Cindi Lauper, “Girls just want to have fun,” and it was often the same in the nineteenth century. Plus ça change, as they say. There were just a lot more rules back then. And let’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Mansion Musings | Tagged Eliza Leslie, Emily Thornwell, Etiquette manuals, Jenny Lind, Louisa Tuthill, Mrs. John Farrar, Nineteenth-century young ladies, Women's Education | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Women’s Education

Bluestockings and Blue Bloods: The Pelham Priory School for Young Ladies

What’s a Girl to Do? Nineteenth-Century Lifestyle Guides for Young Ladies

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