This week Shaunna looks at Lola Montez who we have decided is the 19th Century Cardi B. Lola was a wild child who traveled more than all of your Tinder matches combined, was an early burlesque dancer and almost toppled a monarch. Expect terrible pop culture references, plenty of Buffy and learn which disease Maria is obsessed with this week (hint: it predates the coronavirus and your favourite historical figure probably had it)

Notes/ further reading:

https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/lola-montez-the-spider-woman-part-1/

https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/lola-montez-the-spider-woman-part-2/

Irish History Podcast: https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/montez/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lola_Montez

Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lola-Montez