Gender, Science and Sociability in the Diary of Jane Ewbank of York (1778-1824)
Language: English
Published by Boydell and Brewer Ltd, GB, 2026
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Examines the newly-discovered diary of Jane Ewbank as a vital site of knowledge-making, illuminating women's intellectual lives in Enlightenment York, where science, cultural criticism and sociability intersected. Between 1803 and 1805, Jane Ewbank of York kept a fascinating diary which chronicled her place within the lively Enlightenment world of northern England. Written in engaging prose, the diary offers a rare, richly textured account of a provincial woman's engagement with science, cultural criticism, and sociability in York and beyond.This interdisciplinary volume includes an annotated transcription of Ewbank's 34,000-word diary alongside essays situating it within the gendered knowledge networks of northern England. Exploring her participation in scientific lectures, women's writing and the arts in York, contributors interrogate the diary as a media technology, a cognitive tool, and an emotionally informed thinking device. Ewbank's encounters with figures such as the novelist and educationalist Maria Edgeworth, the scientific lecturer Henry Moyes, and the philanthropist Catherine Cappe are explored throughout. Intersecting topics ranging from natural theology and scientific education to literature, theatre and music are all discussed.The essays variously engage with historiographies of early modern life-writing, Enlightenment sociability, and the emotional economies of medicine, while offering reflections that challenge colonial silences and foreground global entanglements. Drawing on recent work in the history of science, literature and feminist theory, this volume redefines the diary as a critical artefact of Enlightenment culture and offers a compelling model for studying gendered intellectual life in regional contexts.MATTHEW DANIEL EDDY is Durham University's Professor and Chair in the History and Philosophy of Science and Co-Director of the Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Studies.RACHEL FELDBERG is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York.JANE RENDALL is an Honorary Fellow of the Centre for Eighteenth Studies and the History Department at the University of York.Contributors: Michael Brown, Matthew Daniel Eddy, Rachel Feldberg, Corinne Fowler, Joanna de Groot, Roseanna Kettle, Karen Lipsedge, Jon Mee, Jane Rendall, Gillian Russell, Millie Schurch.…
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- Title
- Gender, Science and Sociability in the Diary of Jane Ewbank of York (1778-1824)
- Author
- Jane Rendall
- Publisher
- Boydell and Brewer Ltd, GB
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
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- 1837652368
- ISBN 13
- 9781837652365
- Item weight
- 703 grams
- Dimensions
- 15.6 x 5.08 x 23.39 cm
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RACHEL FELDBERG is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York.
MATTHEW DANIEL EDDY is Durham University's Professor and Chair in the History and Philosophy of Science and Co-Director of the Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Studies.
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