Ruth A. Symes

Trev Broughton (Editor), Ruth A. Symes (Editor)

Palgrave Macmillan (February 15, 1998)

ISBN: 075091503X

The governess has haunted the British imagination since the eighteenth century, when in the indomitable person of the preceptress, she helped to define what it meant to be a rational woman.
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Celebrating Women’s Friendship : Past, Present and Future.

Edited by Ruth Symes, Heloise Brown and Ann Kaloski-Naylor.

(York: Raw Nerve Books, 1999). ISBN 0-9536585-1-1

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Why does friendship matter to women?

In this book, feminists¹ from a range of disciplines assess current theories of friendship² and question how understandings of friendship relate to everyday experiences. Though this book as a whole unashamedly celebrates women’s friendships, this is not simple celebration. What expectations do we have of friendship? What happens when friendships fail? How has feminism affected women’s friendships? Read the rest of this entry »

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1 feminists
Definitions

1. the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes
2. organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests

Pronounciation: ˈfe-mə-ˌni-zəm
Function: noun
Date: 1895
2 friendship
Definitions

1. the state of being friends
2. the quality or state of being friendly : friendliness

Pronounciation: ˈfren(d)-ˌship
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century

Dr Peter Fjagesund and Dr Ruth A. Symes.

(Rodopi, Amsterdam, 2003)

ISBN: 9042008466

 

In the nineteenth century, the ancient ‘filial¹ tie’ between Britain and Norway² was rediscovered by a booming tourist industry which took thousands across the North Sea to see the wonders of the fjords, the fjelds, and the beauties of the North Cape. Read the rest of this entry »

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1 filial
Definitions

1. of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter <filial obedience>
2. having or assuming the relation of a child or offspring

Pronounciation: ˈfi-lē-əl, ˈfil-yəl
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin filialis, from Latin filius son — more at feminine

2 Norway
Definitions

Pronounciation: ˈnȯr-ˌwā
Function: geographical name