'Michael Field' in Reigate: Queer Women Writers and Surrey in the 1890s
Schedule
Mon Sep 30 2024 at 05:30 pm to 06:45 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road, GU21 6ND Woking, United Kingdom | Woking, EN
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Bold, opinionated, and passionate, Katharine Bradley (1846-1914) and her niece, Edith Cooper (1862-1913), were among the least 'Victorian' women poets and dramatists. Breaking social norms in every direction, they did not merely publish together under a male pseudonym ('Michael Field'), but also forged an ardent union that they called a 'marriage'. They spent most of the 1890s in Reigate, and this talk will consider what effect that had on their relationship with one another, their social lives, and their literary work.Margaret D. Stetz is the Mae and Robert Carter Professor of Women's Studies and Professor of Humanities at the University of Delaware. As well as being the author of several books and of more than 130 published scholarly articles on a variety of topics, she was the co-organizer in 2004 of the first conference on the two women who wrote as 'Michael Field' and co-editor of the first volume of essays on them, Michael Field and Their World (2007).
The talk will take place on Zoom and in person at Surrey History Centre, when booking please select either the Zoom or in person booking form. If the Zoom version is booked, once payment has been received, the Zoom link will be sent shortly (next working day if booked in the evening or weekend).
Tickets £6. Please book a place online: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/heritageevents
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Where is it happening?
Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road, GU21 6ND Woking, United Kingdom, 134 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6NE, United Kingdom,WokingEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
