The things I do not know vastly outnumber the things I do know. Here’s something I did not know:
/bloo-stok-ing/ noun: a woman with considerable scholarly, literary, or intellectual ability or interest.
Cool, huh? I am going to buy some blue stockings today! Oh, and check out The Bluestocking Society: A Confabulation on Books.
This could make finding a potential girlfriend so much easier! Could we also assign a stocking color to women with NO scholarly, literary, or intellectual ability or interest?
Let’s be nice. Find out what Sarah Palin’s favorite color is before we assign it to her.
That’s not mean, is it? I mean, it’s her own decision to throw most of science right out the window.
Great link, thanks Donna! I wouldn’t mind some blue stockings, myself. Colored tights are still in fashion, right?
@Rebecca:
They are if we say they are!
Awesome find, Donna!
Awesome find, but now I’m just going to end up with a bigger pile of books that I’ve bought and don’ t know when I’ll get to.
Quite coincidentally, Magpie posted a pretty nifty blue stocking graphic on her site the other day:
http://movingtodenmark.blogspot.com/2008/09/bluestockings.html
Have you seen the lovely Blue Stocking pattern by Tsock Tsarina? Scroll down to find the link to the free pattern and there are lots of pics here.
I’m not usually one for lacy frilly things but I may just have to get some blue yarn to make these.
There is a feminist bookstore in NYC called Bluestockings. Some excellent stuff, some woo-y goddess type stuff, but overall, pretty good.
http://www.bluestockings.com/
You can purchase here:
http://www.welovecolors.com/Buy/BlueTights.aspx
Cool, they have blue fishnets! Maybe I will model in the next calendar. Oh, it’s B&W, huh? Maybe I can knit some blue stockings and model in the next calendar even if it is B&W. I hate photo shoots though.