An Unfortunate Mother's Advice to her Absent Daughters, in a Letter to Miss Pennington
After being estranged from her husband, Lady Pennington wrote this book instructing women on religion, prayer, dress, needlework, the theatre, marriage, dancing, and other "feminine" pursuits.Originally published in 1761, Lady Sarah's letter deals with the issues of women’s education and the...
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After being estranged from her husband, Lady Pennington wrote this book instructing women on religion, prayer, dress, needlework, the theatre, marriage, dancing, and other "feminine" pursuits.Originally published in 1761, Lady Sarah's letter deals with the issues of women’s education and the moral conflicts that many women may face. Interestingly enough, although Lady Sara
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781171384014 (1171384017)
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Pages no: 158
Edition language: English
Heavy nerd territory, so I'll sum it up for you. The Unfortunate Mother in question, an eighteenth-century woman named Lady Sarah, married a second son named Joseph Pennington who seems only to have wanted her for her money – second sons are the ones who don't inherit, remember. Ironically, this man...
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