10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENTLEWOMANLY»
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gentlewomanly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Women and Their Money 1700-1950: Essays on Women and Finance
1, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1953, pp. 448, 450. A. R. Holmes and E. Green,
Midland 150 Years ofBanking Business, London: B. T. Batsford, 1986, p. 331,
Appendix 4.1. D. R. Green and A. Owens, 'Gentlewomanly capitalism? Spinsters
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Anne Laurence, Josephine Maltby, Janette Rutterford, 2008
2
Women Administrators in Higher Education: Historical and ...
He was impressed with both her eastern "sense of decorum" and her manner,
which was "strict enough to enforce her code of gentlewomanly behavior."40 The
fact that he wanted a woman who combined scholarly accomplishment with ...
Jana Nidiffer, Carolyn Terry Bashaw, 2001
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The Business of Empire: The East India Company and Imperial ...
... account holders recorded in the stock ledgers. Again, however, this evidence
needs. 67 David R. Green and Alastair Owens, 'Gentlewomanly capitalism?
Spinsters, widows, and wealth holding in England and Wales, c.1800–1860', Ec.
Hist.
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Pedagogical Economies: The Examination and the Victorian ...
Like Lizzie Hexam's gentlewomanly "look of dread or horror" at her father's and
her own occupation (44), Jenny Wren's gentlewomanly work at "pincushions" and
"pen-wipers" is not an occupation for a gentlewoman's leisure, but part of her job
...
With a convulsive bound Geoffrey started to follow her, but was checked before
he had gone a yard. There are formalities to be observed before a patron can
leave Ye Cosy Nooke. “If you please!” said a distressed gentlewomanly voice.
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Five Years' Residence in the West Indies
A foreign friend lent me his house for a few weeks, attached to which was a
coloured female domestic, named " Liddy " (Lydia, I presume) ; this name my
friend had, in his foreign English, transmogrified into "Ladie," which
gentlewomanly ...
Charles William Day, 1852
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The Double Gallant: Or, the Sick Lady's Cure. A Comedy ... ...
... six Years above Age, I still keep her Fortune care'fully, in' my own' hands ,. for
fear shelshou'd idlythrow- it a'way'upon some beggarly youngC Fellow: . Not but)
give her . i' , . p ' ' .L.A \ a good Gentlewomanly Education z for I have taught her.
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The British Quarterly Review
... and quince jelly,' or paced two and two up and down the formal f ravel walk, as
stiff as the clipped yews that bordered the sides, 'erhaps it was after chafing
under such ' gentlewomanly' discipline, that ' Sophia' desperately took pen in
hand, ...
Robert Vaughan, Henry Allon, 1850
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Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
It was not in the gentlewomanly nature, nor indeed consistent with the
professional principles of Miss Crane, to let a wild, rude, ungovernable creature
go' out of her hands; and accordingly the feline physiognomy came from her
fingers as ...
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Tait's Edinburgh Magazine
She is avery gentlewomanly pen-sen, I believe; but she has surrounded herself
and her proud papist notions with a triple Chinese wall of prejudices against us,
the friends of the papists, which neither 's battering-rams, nor my small sapping ...
William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone, 1832
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENTLEWOMANLY»
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gentlewomanly is used in the context of the following news items.
George Gissing: the last great Victorian novelist?
He would have liked nothing better than to live a reclusive life in a country town with a gentlewomanly helpmeet who was clever enough for him ... «Spectator.co.uk, Mar 15»
I'm an American in London. Here's What I Learned from the British …
Behavioral oversight is conveyed in no uncertain terms: “Gentlemanly and gentlewomanly behaviour will be strictly observed at all times; frying ... «Pulse, Mar 15»
Cons: Boring shooting gallery-style combat; Cool weapons not used …
... and gunning through London spraying fire and lightning like a neo-Victorian god. But that's probably not the gentlewomanly thing to do. «Tom's Guide, Mar 15»
Grownup tomboys: how to dress like a gentlewoman
Being gentlewomanly is the perfect midlife style solution: the figure-flattering jacket, the essential black trousers, the go-everywhere mannish ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
Time travel, feminism and Victorian-era fun for the whole family
... would take them far from their homes in Victorian-era America, while still allowing them to maintain their sense of gentlewomanly decorum. «Morning Star, Nov 14»
Meet SheWired's Newest Tomboy Fashion Blogger: Comedian …
It is impossible to ignore the groundswell of new energy and clothing tailored specifically for the girls who have that gentlewomanly swagger in ... «SheWired, May 14»
Register For The First Annual Bullish Conference And Make Your …
... assertiveness, sexual ethics, “gentlewomanly living,” multiple income streams, and the value of women talking openly about money, careers, ... «Autostraddle, Oct 13»
Democrat Penny Lee Applauds Ted Cruz For Sticking To His …
... destructive as Senator Joseph McCarthy - it's no time to pretend there's just a gentlemanly (or gentlewomanly) difference of opinion going on. «News Hounds, Sep 13»
E3 2013: Xbox Live to Introduce Reputation System
This presumably means that you can specify searching only for gentlemanly/gentlewomanly players with a decent reputation score, as opposed ... «IGN, Jun 13»
Making Things Is Hard Work: Janet Malcolm's Forty-One False Starts
It is this gentlewomanly but insistent presence that makes Malcolm both instructive and entertaining to read. One never senses that her ... «The Millions, May 13»
