Benedict Bridgerton has fallen for a woman from a different class and his class power complicates the issue of consent.
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Dancing masters were crucial to transforming girls and boys into ladies and gentlemen.
Examining Austen as a radical genius misunderstands her art and misrepresents the imperial culture that she was part of.
Penelope Featherington uses Lady Whistledown to comment on a society she feels restricted by as a woman.
Silk muffs were often made at home and offered women a blank canvas for sartorial self-expression.
In Regency terms, the ladies of Bridgerton would have been seen as quite unfashionable with their painted faces.
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