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Season 6, Episode 6. Welcome to Exploress Book Club! Join me in talking to Alison Goodman, author of The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies, as she tells us what life was really like for the ladies in Regency England. Alison has done a LOT of research into this period, and she has a lot to tell us about the agency (or lack thereof) of women during this period and the societal expectations they faced. This conversation delves into the complexities of women's lives in Regency England, exploring themes of love, societal expectations, and the darker realities of the time. We'll talk about historical lesbian relationships, the brutal treatment of women in private madhouses, and the grim realities of child trafficking and prostitution...and so we don't end on too bleak a note, we'll also play a fun game of True or False: Regency Edition.
To find out more about Alison's books, check out her website. The second book in the series, The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin, is out now! You can watch the video version of our chat over on Patreon for the rest of May 2025.
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Season 6, Episode 6. Welcome to Exploress Book Club! Join me in talking to Alison Goodman, author of The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies, as she tells us what life was really like for the ladies in Regency England. Alison has done a LOT of research into this period, and she has a lot to tell us about the agency (or lack thereof) of women during this period and the societal expectations they faced. This conversation delves into the complexities of women's lives in Regency England, exploring themes of love, societal expectations, and the darker realities of the time. We'll talk about historical lesbian relationships, the brutal treatment of women in private madhouses, and the grim realities of child trafficking and prostitution...and so we don't end on too bleak a note, we'll also play a fun game of True or False: Regency Edition.
To find out more about Alison's books, check out her website. The second book in the series, The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin, is out now! You can watch the video version of our chat over on Patreon for the rest of May 2025.
Ways to support The Exploress:

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