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18th-century Europe had many Lady Whistledowns. They used cheap print to deliver satirical blows
Theprint· 5 days agoFor this reason, the tale could be circulated as a work of conduct literature: a genre designed to...
Like Penelope Bridgerton, some 18th-century women wrote satirical periodicals to get back at society
Scroll· 6 days agoIn the world of Bridgerton, everyone reads the scandalous gossip columns of Lady Whistledown. The history of 18th-century print is littered with striking instances in which women, like Bridgerton ...