Queen Bees looks at the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being society hostesses, including Lady Astor, who went on to become the first female MP, and Mrs Greville, who cultivated relationships with Edward VII, as well as Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Lady Colefax. Written with wit, verve and heart, Queen Bees is the story of a form of societal revolution, and the extraordinary women who helped it happen.
In the aftermath of the First World War, the previously strict hierarchies of the British class system were weakened. For a number of ambitious, spirited women, this was the chance they needed to slip through the cracks and take their place at the top of society as the great hostesses of the time. In an age when the place of women was uncertain, becoming a hostess was not a chore, but a career choice, and though some of the hostesses' backgrounds were surprisingly humble, their aspirations were anything but. During the inter-war years these extraordinary women ruled over London society from their dining tables and salons - entertaining everyone from the Mosleys to the Mitfords, from millionaires to maharajahs, from film stars to royalty - and their influence can still be felt today.
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. photographs (illustrator). First Edition. Clean copy, no damage to describe no annotations. These formidable Queen Bees presided over society from their dining tables and salons, charming, scheming and mingling their way (with mixed results) through to wellbores, the great depression, an application, a coronation and enough people in class structures. Ā Rear panel blurb This is the first Australian printing. Size: Trade Paperback. VIII, 406 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sociology & Culture; Women & Feminism. ISBN: 1473618037. ISBN/EAN: 9781473618039. Inventory No: 0274362. Seller Inventory # 0274362
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 405 pages. QUEEN BEES looks at the lives of six remarkable wo men who made careers out of being society hostesses, including La dy Astor, who went on to become the first female MP, and Mrs Grev ille, who cultivated relationships with Edward VII, as well as La dy Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Lady Colefax. Wri tten with wit, verve and heart, QUEEN BEES is the story of a form of societal revolution, and the extraordinary women who helped i t happen.In the aftermath of the First World War, the previously strict hierarchies of the British class system were weakened. For a number of ambitious, spirited women, this was the chance they needed to slip through the cracks and take their place at the top of society as the great hostesses of the time. In an age when th e place of women was uncertain, becoming a hostess was not a chor e, but a career choice, and though some of the hostesses' backgro unds were surprisingly humble, their aspirations were anything bu t. During the inter-war years these extraordinary women ruled ove r London society from their dining tables and salons - entertaini ng everyone from the Mosleys to the Mitfords, from millionaires t o maharajahs, from film stars to royalty - and their influence ca n still be felt today. Seller Inventory # 623c
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