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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Part 2

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

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The Invisible Life of Addie Lare by v E Schwab

I was just wondering, from out of nowhere, if all those little sewing kits that are shaped like a walnut have something to do with smallpox inoculations. And then also because i found it and i thought it was cool, there is in the smithsonian a spirit of vitriol bottle,. which, you can recall from episode one, was considered to be one of the cures for smallpox. Cool, which is sulphuric acid. Nice. That will do it for our coverage of the life of lady mary wartley montague and the battle against smallpox.

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