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Although the reading and owning of books by women, as well as men, was hugely common in the 17th century, the nature of the historical record means that we have many fewer documented libraries owned in their name. It has therefore been thought useful to create a category to those instances where we know, from lists, bookplates or surviving books, that a library owner was a woman.
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Although the reading and owning of books by women, as well as men, was hugely common in the 17th century, the nature of the historical record means that we have many fewer documented libraries owned in their name. It has therefore been thought useful to create a category for those instances where we know, from lists, bookplates or surviving books, that a library owner was a woman.

Latest revision as of 23:19, 17 July 2020

Although the reading and owning of books by women, as well as men, was hugely common in the 17th century, the nature of the historical record means that we have many fewer documented libraries owned in their name. It has therefore been thought useful to create a category for those instances where we know, from lists, bookplates or surviving books, that a library owner was a woman.

Pages in category ‘Women’

The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total.