Focusing on elite women from noble families and country houses across the UK, the book examines how privilege influenced their life choices. It invites readers to reconsider their perceptions of these women's roles and opportunities throughout history, highlighting the complexities of privilege and agency in shaping their destinies.
These are elite women, all connected to country houses or from noble families throughout the UK, and this book explores to what extent privilege gave them the opportunity to choose the life they wanted, thus guiding the reader to challenge their own beliefs about elite women throughout history.
Looks at the lives of: Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville; Lady Mary Isham of Lamport Hall; and Elizabeth Manners, Duchess of Rutland. This book explores the legacies of these women's work and describes the ways in which we still benefit from their achievements today.