Wendy Moore on Catherine Pope https://catherinepope.com/tags/wendy-moore/ Recent content in Wendy Moore on Catherine Pope Hugo -- 0.148.2 en Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:59:32 +0100 How to Create the Perfect Wife: Georgian Britain’s Most Ineligible Bachelor and His Quest to Cultivate the Ideal Woman https://catherinepope.com/posts/how-to-create-the-perfect-wife/ Sun, 04 Aug 2013 10:01:25 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/how-to-create-the-perfect-wife/ A review of Wendy Moore's 'How to Create the Perfect Wife,' telling the disturbing story of Thomas Day who adopted two orphan girls in 1769 to train as his ideal spouse. Discover this Georgian experiment in female subjugation inspired by Rousseau's philosophy. Wedlock: How Georgian Britain’s Worst Husband Met His Match by Wendy Moore https://catherinepope.com/posts/wedlock/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:22:29 +0100 https://catherinepope.com/posts/wedlock/ A review of Wendy Moore's 'Wedlock,' telling the story of Mary Eleanor Bowes and her abusive marriage to Andrew Robinson Stoney, 18th-century Britain's 'worst husband.' Discover how this wealthy heiress fought back and influenced women's rights legislation.