Reading List

The Salon Bibliography is a collaborative resource, initially compiled by the three Student Salon interns, Mumia Douse-Bah, Rachel Glassett-King, and Rachel Hogue, in June and July 2025. We invite you to see it as a starting point for exploring historic salons, and the impact of the global on women’s literary sociability in particular.

Student Salon Reading List

Woman reading a book by a window
Gabriel Metsu, Woman Reading a Book by a Window, c. 1653–1654. The Leiden Collection.