Podcasts History History Extra podcast The feminist who waged war on smallpox

The feminist who waged war on smallpox

Published: April 5, 2021, 5 a.m.

Jo Willett tells the story of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who pioneered smallpox inoculation almost a century before Edward Jenner\n\xa0\nMary Wortley Montagu is one of the most important figures in the battle to combat smallpox, so why is this 18th-century aristocrat so little-known today? Jo Willett, author of\xa0The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu, shares the story of a fiercely independent scientist, feminist and woman of letters who changed the course of medical history.\n\xa0\n(Ad) Jo Willett is the author of\xa0The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu: Scientist and Feminist\xa0(Pen & Sword, 2021). Buy it now from Amazon:\xa0https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pioneering-Life-Mary-Wortley-Montagu/dp/1526779382/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-hexpod/\n\xa0\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices