Mary Montagu, the writer of the British aristocracy who promoted the smallpox vaccine in the West and whose letters were burned for “indecent”

#Mary #Montagu #writer #British #aristocracy #promoted #smallpox #vaccine #West #letters #burned #indecent Lady Mary Montagu (1689-1762) risked his neck. Your own and someone else’s. The writer, daughter of the Duke of Kingston, ran away from home when her parents showed their rejection of the man she wanted to marry. From the name of Edward Wortley […]
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