Distinguished Fellow Lecture Series

Admiral Nelson’s Women: Female Masculinity and Body Politics in the French and Napoleonic WarsAdmiral Nelson’s Women: Female Masculinity and Body Politics in the French and Napoleonic Wars

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Kathleen Wilson, professor of history at Stony Brook University and the R. Stanton Avery Distinguished Fellow, discusses the revolutionary changes in body politics and polity that occurred in England during the late 18th century, as symbolized by the activities and representations of Admiral Horatio Nelson and his mistress, Lady Emma Hamilton. This is part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at The Huntington.
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