bluestocking

Etymology
From the 17th century. Originally in reference to blue stockings worn by men as opposed to more expensive white stockings. First associated with the in the 17th century, then with a series of literary salons which admitted female intellectuals in the 18th century; in particular the 18th-century  led by  on the Parisian model. The term was not originally derogatory.

None of the ladies wore blue stockings. The first recorded use of the term is in reference to. He was not rich enough to have the proper formal dress, which included black silk stockings and so he attended in everyday blue worsted stockings.

Noun

 * 1)  A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
 * 2)  A member of an 18th-century.
 * 3)  The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the
 * 1)  A member of an 18th-century.
 * 2)  The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the
 * 1)  A member of an 18th-century.
 * 2)  The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the
 * 1)  A member of an 18th-century.
 * 2)  The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the
 * 1)  A member of an 18th-century.
 * 2)  The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the

Usage notes
Though the term bluestocking (applied to mean an intellectual woman) is usually derogatory, it is not always so. The term was not originally pejorative, and it has at times been reclaimed by various groups, especially as attitudes towards women's education have changed in the Western World.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: учена жена
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: גרבון כחול, גרביון כחול, אישה מלומדת
 * Italian: bas-bleu
 * Japanese:
 * Occitan: letruda
 * Swedish:


 * Danish: blåstrømpe
 * German: