A woman devoted to literary, scholarly, or intellectual activities. Orig., in non-pejorative use, denoting a woman engaged in the literary pursuits of the bluestocking circle; later, with derogatory connotations, applied to intellectual women in general. (OED)
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    BLUESTOCKINGS
  • Lower case:
    bluestockings
  • Capitalised word:
    Bluestockings

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