Episode 4.1. High Priestess and Empress: Florence Farr and Ellen Terry

Dirty Sexy History by Jessica Cale

May 1, 202400:50:38Society & Culture

This week we welcome back to the show Susan Wands, author of the Arcana Oracle Series. We’re looking at the extraordinary lives of Florence Farr and Ellen Terry, two incredible women who broke all the rules of Victorian...

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