Anonymous manuscript, "Parliament of Women,"

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unitid

{"value"=>"24397", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Pforz MS", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1826", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1826"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Anonymous manuscript, \"Parliament of Women,\""}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"32 pages (8 double sheets)"}, {"name"=>"dimensions", "value"=>"32 cm"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.</span><div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Incomplete, apparently unpublished manuscript by an unidentified, possibly Irish author. Describes an assembly of women, self-constituted as some kind of parliament or council, who set themselves to the task of enacting \"such laws as may prove beneficial to the public, creditable to themselves.\" They debate on subjects such as man's worth (to a woman), woman's frivolity and mode of dress, and the power of prayer. They call each other \"sister\" and have names such as Prudent Cecily, Mild Ally, Serious Anne, Truehearted Abigail, and Wise Themis -- but also Deborah Coffey and Lady Anne Kirby. In \"speeches\" and \"orations,\" the women, in turn, talk of the seven deadly sins and of the four cardinal virtues. Includes some verse. Made up of numbered pages 7-10, 15-30, 41-48, and four unnumbered pages. Dated on the third unnumbered page: \"July 8th 1826 / in the Parish of Carr[a?] / Knockboy.\" Formerly owned by the book collector Thomas Phillipps (MS 15240); perhaps given the title of \"Parliament of Women\" by Phillipps, or a later owner."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Anonymous manuscript, \"Parliament of Women\", Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Incomplete, apparently unpublished manuscript by an unidentified, possibly Irish author. Describes an assembly of women, self-constituted as some kind of parliament or council, who set themselves to the task of enacting \"such laws as may prove beneficial to the public, & creditable to themselves.\" They debate on subjects such as man's worth (to a woman), woman's frivolity and mode of dress, and the power of prayer. They call each other \"sister\" and have names such as Prudent Cecily, Mild Ally, Serious Anne, Truehearted Abigail, and Wise Themis -- but also Deborah Coffey and Lady Anne Kirby. In \"speeches\" and \"orations,\" the women, in turn, talk of the seven deadly sins and of the four cardinal virtues. Includes some verse. Made up of numbered pages 7-10, 15-30, 41-48, and four unnumbered pages. Dated on the third unnumbered page: \"July 8th 1826 / in the Parish of Carr[a?] / Knockboy.\" Formerly owned by the book collector Thomas Phillipps (MS 15240); perhaps given the title of \"Parliament of Women\" by Phillipps, or a later owner.</p>"}

note

{"value"=>"Pforzheimer Manuscript (MISC 2311); filed under \"Women.\""}

date_start

1826

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1826

date_end

1826

date_inclusive_start

1826

date_inclusive_end

1826

extent_statement

32 pages (8 double sheets)

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