tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4253083168528182764..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Paper, Print and the Georgians - Lucy InglisMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-60294058054793930382013-12-09T12:34:39.219+00:002013-12-09T12:34:39.219+00:00My ancestor, a Bow Street Peace Officer, no less, ...My ancestor, a Bow Street Peace Officer, no less, lived in Wych Street. Might have had his work cut out.Frances Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844654551121374440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-84420902878134859912013-12-03T20:35:04.110+00:002013-12-03T20:35:04.110+00:00Though contemporaries thought educating girls spoi...Though contemporaries thought educating girls spoiled them, and made them fit only to become courtesans or worse. Is that better than the Victorians thinking education upset women's systems and made them into hysterics? Fascinating post. The exhibition is on my must-see list.<br />Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-39154744013174698052013-12-03T12:23:25.563+00:002013-12-03T12:23:25.563+00:00"Owing to the power of commerce, literacy was..."Owing to the power of commerce, literacy was rising fast. Parents and orphanages found that their children were simply more employable if they could read and write."<br /><br />A very useful insight - thank you! Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-80978822536193974042013-12-03T04:34:25.699+00:002013-12-03T04:34:25.699+00:00Fantastic historical research. Plus poetry! It'...Fantastic historical research. Plus poetry! It's an all around win.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-20467465341671845212013-12-02T10:27:07.580+00:002013-12-02T10:27:07.580+00:00Goodness, what are those things hanging for sale i...Goodness, what are those things hanging for sale in the drawing - would they be dildoes? :)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-72181012986064375642013-12-02T09:33:34.884+00:002013-12-02T09:33:34.884+00:00Fascinating! Fascinating! Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.com