In Netflix’s “Queen Charlotte,” two widows form an unlikely friendship. Both would benefit from Lady Mary Wortley Montagu’s poetry.
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Frustrated Longing in Queen Charlotte
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Atwood and the Aziz Ansari Affair
Margaret Atwood is under fire for her cautions about #MeToo movement. Her novels are useful, however, in the Aziz Ansari affair.
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The Rich Complain about Shaming
Some wealthy Americans are receiving therapy to make them feel better about their riches. Swift would have something to say about this, as would F. Scott Fitzgerald and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.
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Gillibrand & Montagu vs. Senate Sexism
How should Kirsten Gillibrand have responded to sexual harassment by fellow senators? Lady Mary Wortley Montagu provides a good model.
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