3-083-633 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Femme de lettre humanitaire se livrant sur l'homme..., 1844. 'Femme de lettre humanitaire se livrant sur l'homme, à des réflexions crânement philosophiques!'. A woman of humanitarian letters devoting herself to proudly philosophical reflections on man! Satirical criticism of 'bluestockings': women with interests beyond housework and childcare. Female authors were often depicted as mannish and ugly - the implication being that their intellectual output was just as objectionable as their looks.