bluestocking

Other instructive synonyms for women include: “delectable bohemian little kumquats”; “little amuse-bouche”; “willowy lingerie models”; “cute little bluestockings”; “stacked miracles”; “dynamite blondes”.

The Queen Mother, who knew a lot about social climbing, had a particular fear of the Queen becoming a bluestocking.

There’s the confirmed rake, the bluestocking spinster, the runaway bride, the runaway dog.

The increased cultural presence of minorities and “bluestocking” women and trans people, by virtue of making conservative audiences uncomfortable, is thus too political, symptomatic of liberalism’s encroachment upon all corners of the public sphere.

Oh, and don’t forget a sandwich or some bluestocking coffee at Redband Coffee Company for a pick-me-up.