The Washington Post's Presidential podcast explores how each former American president reached office, made decisions, handled crises and redefined the role of commander-in-chief. It was released leading up to up to Election Day 2016, starting with George Washington in week one and ending on week 44 with the president-elect. New special episodes in the countdown to the 2020 presidential election highlight other stories from U.S. presidential history that can help illuminate our current momen ...
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In the mid-eighteenth century, everyone who's anyone would attend salons at aristocrats' houses to drink, play cards, and gossip. But the Bluestocking philosophers had something else in mind. This group of women bonded over tea, enlightened conversation, and literary discussion. As an informal club made up of Britain's best and brightest ladies, the Bluestockings Society gives us a glimpse into the lives of women of Georgian aristocracy. Writers, actors, singers, artists, and housewives all came together to encourage and support one another's professional endeavors and build lasting friendships. P.S. a few corrections from the episode: Erasmus Darwin IS Charles Darwin's grandfather (no greats needed). Jane Austen did subscribe to Frances Burney's novel “Camilla.”
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In the mid-eighteenth century, everyone who's anyone would attend salons at aristocrats' houses to drink, play cards, and gossip. But the Bluestocking philosophers had something else in mind. This group of women bonded over tea, enlightened conversation, and literary discussion. As an informal club made up of Britain's best and brightest ladies, the Bluestockings Society gives us a glimpse into the lives of women of Georgian aristocracy. Writers, actors, singers, artists, and housewives all came together to encourage and support one another's professional endeavors and build lasting friendships. P.S. a few corrections from the episode: Erasmus Darwin IS Charles Darwin's grandfather (no greats needed). Jane Austen did subscribe to Frances Burney's novel “Camilla.”
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