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Sep 2021
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Part 2

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The worldwide eradication of smallpox was not Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's only claim to fame; she discarded the life she knew and set out to remake herself, acquiring a reputation for eccentricity, adventures worthy of a modern motion picture, and unwanted literary superstardom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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