Bonus: A Humble Origin Story

Your Most Obedient & Humble Servant by Your Most Obedient & Humble Servant

Nov 5, 202403:27Society & Culture

In this bonus episode of Your Most Obedient & Humble Servant , Kathryn Gehred dives into the podcast's origin story. While working as an editor of the Papers of Martha Washington, Gehred became very familiar with how peo...

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