I've done a bit of googling but I'm not coming up with a lot.
My main character is a young lady living in London in the early 1800s. I want to give her something she's passionate about, that could be tied to organized competitions. I had a vague idea it might be gardening competitions, where someone is judging people's roses and the like, but I can't find any evidence that such things existed. Cooking competitions seems unlikely for a lady. I searched music competitions but couldn't find a whole lot and I get the impression that music societies weren't open to women at the time. Sports wouldn't fit this character.
Were competitions just not a thing for young ladies in the Regency period?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
My main character is a young lady living in London in the early 1800s. I want to give her something she's passionate about, that could be tied to organized competitions. I had a vague idea it might be gardening competitions, where someone is judging people's roses and the like, but I can't find any evidence that such things existed. Cooking competitions seems unlikely for a lady. I searched music competitions but couldn't find a whole lot and I get the impression that music societies weren't open to women at the time. Sports wouldn't fit this character.
Were competitions just not a thing for young ladies in the Regency period?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.