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Adam J Smith, The Conversation

Like Penelope Bridgerton, some 18th-century women wrote satirical periodicals to get back at society

How Eliza Haywood and Charlotte Lennox wielded the pen to expose the double standards of society.

Adam J Smith, The Conversation
· Jun 22, 2024 · 05:30 pm
Real-life Bridgerton stories: 18th-century ‘Lady Whistledowns’ who stoked controversy

In that era, London society was flooded with cheap print.

Adam J Smith, The Conversation
· Apr 14, 2022 · 05:30 pm