Join us in celebrating Women’s History Month with talks about radical women in history at Forest Hill Library on Saturday 7th March.
Libertine Women in 18th Century London. From street-walkers to courtesans, women often found no alternative to survive in a man’s world, except to use their bodies. Julie Peakman discusses selling sex and the gritty necessities of life in 18th century London. Please note, this discussion is 18+ only.
This discussion will be approximately 20-30 minutes long with time for audience questions after.
Julie Peakman is an expert on eighteenth-century erotica and women’s history. Her most recent book is Libertine London: Sex in the Eighteenth-Century Metropolis. Previous books include Licentious Worlds: Sex and Exploitation in Global Empires and Amatory Pleasures: Explorations in 18th Century Sexual Culture. More information at www.juliepeakman.co.uk
