We examine the years 1813 and 1930 and travel with Lady Hester Stanhope as she becomes the first western woman to visit Palmyra and visit Col. Harland Sanders as he founds KFC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumental_Arch_of_Palmyra

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-insouciant-heiress-who-became-the-first-western-woman-to-enter-palmyra

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Hester_Stanhope

https://historyswomen.com/more-great-women/lady-hester-stanhope/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFC

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