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410 The World's First Personal Advice Column

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When did people begin seeking anonymous advice for their most profound personal dilemmas? What can the answers to their early questions tell us about the emotional lives of people in the past?

We’re traveling back in time to 1690s England to explore the world’s first personal advice column, The Athenian Mercury. This two-sided broadsheet publication invited readers to send in questions about anything–from science and religion to love and marriage– and its creators, a small group of Londoners who dubbed themselves the “Athenian Society,” answered these queries with a surprising blend of wit, morality, and insight.

Joining us for this investigation is Mary Beth Norton, the Mary Donlon Alger Professor Emerita at Cornell University and award-winning historian who is a trailblazer in the field of early American women's history.

Mary Beth's Bio | Book

Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/410
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When did people begin seeking anonymous advice for their most profound personal dilemmas? What can the answers to their early questions tell us about the emotional lives of people in the past?

We’re traveling back in time to 1690s England to explore the world’s first personal advice column, The Athenian Mercury. This two-sided broadsheet publication invited readers to send in questions about anything–from science and religion to love and marriage– and its creators, a small group of Londoners who dubbed themselves the “Athenian Society,” answered these queries with a surprising blend of wit, morality, and insight.

Joining us for this investigation is Mary Beth Norton, the Mary Donlon Alger Professor Emerita at Cornell University and award-winning historian who is a trailblazer in the field of early American women's history.

Mary Beth's Bio | Book

Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/410
RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES
🎧 Episode 094: Founding Friendships
🎧 Episode 112: The Tea Crisis of 1773
🎧 Episode 155: Pauline Maier's American Revolution
🎧 Episode 294: 1774, The Long Year of Revolution

REQUEST A TOPIC
📨 Topic Request Form
📫 [email protected]

WHEN YOU'RE READY
🗞️ BFW Gazette Newsletter
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LISTEN 🎧
🍎 Apple Podcasts
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CONNECT
🦋 Liz on Bluesky
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🛜 Liz’s Website

SAY THANKS
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