Episode 102: Celebrity Pregnancy on the 18th-century London Stage with Dr. Chelsea Phillips

Update: 2022-11-01

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The eighteenth century was obsessed with celebrities, and, like our own time, the fans of the 1700s were fascinated by famous actress' pregnancies. Dr. Chelsea Phillips joins us to talk about how she explores the emergence of this aspect of 18th-century fan culture in her new book, Carrying All Before Her: Celebrity Pregnancy and the London Stage, 1689-1800.

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Episode 102: Celebrity Pregnancy on the 18th-century London Stage with Dr. Chelsea Phillips

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Episode 102: Celebrity Pregnancy on the 18th-century London Stage with Dr. Chelsea Phillips

Episode 102: Celebrity Pregnancy on the 18th-century London Stage with Dr. Chelsea Phillips