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• catalog abstract ""During the era of the American Revolution and long after, the name Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson was well known in Philadelphia, recognized as belonging to one of British North America's most illustrious women of letters." "Born in 1737 to a wealthy family, Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson excelled from an early age. Although women in her day were denied higher education, Fergusson read widely, educating herself in literature, history, and languages, even reading classical literature in the original tongues, an unusual ability for a colonial woman. She wrote prolifically - often until midnight or later, spending but a few hours sleeping - and published her poetry. Her journals of a trip to England and Scotland circulated widely among admiring Philadelphians. During the 1770s she hosted a Saturday evening salon at her home that was unrivaled in the colonies for its brilliance." "Yet despite her achievements, Fergusson's life was fraught with financial woes, bad romances, and treasonous plots that hounded her throughout her life. After her father forbade her marriage to Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son, she secretly married Henry Hugh Fergusson, a British Loyalist who left her before the Revolution. Henry's actions, together with Elizabeth's own political indiscretions, earned her potent enemies, leading to the confiscation of her family estate, Graeme Park. Although she eventually succeeded in reclaiming her property, her reputation was tarnished in the process." "The Most Learned Woman in America narrates Fergusson's efforts to live an appropriately genteel life, even as she struggled against the limits that her society placed on its women. In the process, we can begin to understand the conflicts - internal and external - that women of the Revolutionary generation faced."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b13068218.
• catalog coverage "Philadelphia Region (Pa.) Biography.".
• catalog coverage "Philadelphia Region (Pa.) Intellectual life 18th century.".
• catalog coverage "Philadelphia Region (Pa.) Politics and government 18th century.".
• catalog coverage "Philadelphia Region (Pa.) Social life and customs 18th century.".
• catalog created "c2004.".
• catalog date "2004".
• catalog date "c2004.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
• catalog description ""During the era of the American Revolution and long after, the name Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson was well known in Philadelphia, recognized as belonging to one of British North America's most illustrious women of letters." "Born in 1737 to a wealthy family, Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson excelled from an early age. Although women in her day were denied higher education, Fergusson read widely, educating herself in literature, history, and languages, even reading classical literature in the original tongues, an unusual ability for a colonial woman. She wrote prolifically - often until midnight or later, spending but a few hours sleeping - and published her poetry. Her journals of a trip to England and Scotland circulated widely among admiring Philadelphians. During the 1770s she hosted a Saturday evening salon at her home that was unrivaled in the colonies for its brilliance." "Yet despite her achievements, Fergusson's life was fraught with financial woes, bad romances, and treasonous plots that hounded her throughout her life. After her father forbade her marriage to Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son, she secretly married Henry Hugh Fergusson, a British Loyalist who left her before the Revolution. Henry's actions, together with Elizabeth's own political indiscretions, earned her potent enemies, leading to the confiscation of her family estate, Graeme Park. Although she eventually succeeded in reclaiming her property, her reputation was tarnished in the process." "The Most Learned Woman in America narrates Fergusson's efforts to live an appropriately genteel life, even as she struggled against the limits that her society placed on its women. In the process, we can begin to understand the conflicts - internal and external - that women of the Revolutionary generation faced."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Foreword / Joseleyne A. Slade -- Introduction / Susan Stabile -- Sweet Period of Vernal Youth -- Love, Politics, and Rejection -- This Bewitching Country -- The Most Learned Woman in America -- Very Tender and Painful Emotions -- Everybody Is a Whig or a Torie -- Attainder -- Confrontation and Confiscation -- Between Constitutionalists and Anti-Constitutionalists -- The Deserted Wife -- Femme Savante -- The Next Narrower Circle.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-371) and index.".
• catalog extent "xx, 391 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0271023112 (acid-free paper)".
• catalog issued "2004".
• catalog issued "c2004.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press,".
• catalog spatial "Pennsylvania Philadelphia Region".
• catalog spatial "Philadelphia Region (Pa.) Biography.".
• catalog spatial "Philadelphia Region (Pa.) Intellectual life 18th century.".
• catalog spatial "Philadelphia Region (Pa.) Politics and government 18th century.".
• catalog spatial "Philadelphia Region (Pa.) Social life and customs 18th century.".
• catalog subject "811/.1 B 22".
• catalog subject "F158.4.F47 O96 2004".
• catalog subject "Fergusson, Elizabeth Graeme, 1737-1801.".
• catalog subject "Poets, American 18th century Biography.".
• catalog subject "Women Pennsylvania Philadelphia Region Biography.".
• catalog subject "Women poets Pennsylvania Philadelphia Region Biography.".
• catalog subject "Women scholars Pennsylvania Philadelphia Region Biography.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Joseleyne A. Slade -- Introduction / Susan Stabile -- Sweet Period of Vernal Youth -- Love, Politics, and Rejection -- This Bewitching Country -- The Most Learned Woman in America -- Very Tender and Painful Emotions -- Everybody Is a Whig or a Torie -- Attainder -- Confrontation and Confiscation -- Between Constitutionalists and Anti-Constitutionalists -- The Deserted Wife -- Femme Savante -- The Next Narrower Circle.".
• catalog title "The most learned woman in America : a life of Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson / Anne M. Ousterhout.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "text".