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Lewis Walpole Library exhibit to explore satires of ‘unruly’ women

Characterized by comically grotesque figures performing lewd and vulgar actions, bawdy humor provided a poignant vehicle to target a variety of political and social issues in 18th-century Britain. A ...
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In conversation: Margaret Powell on ‘taking the train back to the 18th century’ at the Lewis Walpole Library

Margaret Powell, who retired in May as the W.S. Lewis Librarian and executive director of the Lewis Walpole Library (LWL), met with YaleNews recently to discuss the retrospective exhibition that is ...