It boggles my mind to write this, but somehow I've managed to produce 150 podcasts! The latest one is now up on the New Books Network website; in it, I interview Francesca Trivellato about her study of the origin and evolution of the myth that Jews developed the credit mechanism of the bills of exchange. Enjoy!

From  Two Nerdy History Girls 

A wig billows and/or a wig carrot, both for dispensing powder

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There are a lot of gems here, so many this list positively sparkles. A few I especially enjoyed:

Cuckoldom Triumphant Or, Matrimonial Incontinence Vindicated.

The Egg, Or The Memoirs Of Gregory Giddy, Esq: With The Lucubrations Of Messrs. Francis Flimsy, Frederick Florid, And Ben Bombast. To Which Are Added, The Private Opinions Of Patty Pout, Lucy Luscious, And Priscilla Positive. Also The Memoirs Of A Right Honourable Puppy. Conceived By A Celebrated Hen, And Laid Before The Public By A Famous Cock-Feeder.

Prodigious!!!

The latest post of the fascinating, illuminating and just plain fun 18th-century American Women blog by Barbara Wells Sarudy has over 50 painting of women with their books, including these charming ladies:

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