Elizabeth Eger

Dr Elizabeth Eger is Reader Emerita at King's College London's Department of English within the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. Her academic career spanned roles including co-founder of the Centre for Enlightenment Studies and creator of the MA in Eighteenth-Century Studies. Her research focuses on 18th-century cultural history, feminist literary theory, and material culture, particularly examining the Bluestocking Circle's intellectual and social contributions.

Notable achievements include co-curating the National Portrait Gallery's 'Brilliant Women: 18th-Century Bluestockings' exhibition (2008), which received international acclaim and a major book publication. She has authored influential works such as Bluestockings: Women of Reason from Enlightenment to Romanticism (2010) and Bluestockings Displayed (2013). Her current research includes a biography of Elizabeth Montagu for Oxford University Press.

• Recipient of the 2009 Collaborative Project Award from the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women
• Principal investigator on multiple grants including AHRC-funded projects on Elizabeth Montagu's correspondence
• Editor of volumes in the Novels and Selected Works of Maria Edgeworth series

Her work bridges academic scholarship with public engagement, demonstrated through radio appearances (BBC Radio 4) and museum collaborations. She initiated the departmental research blog King's English in 2015.