For this week’s Open House, I’m taking you through some structures (mainly the Roman Baths) related to public bathing in Bath!! Partly inspired by watching the first episode of Bridgerton (which is filmed in Bath, that’s basically the only connection), I’ll be guiding you through the baths that made this spa town what it is, and comparing Roman and 18th century styles of bathing. Get ready to hear the word ‘bath’ so many times you’ll stop registering it as a real word!
Learn more and bibliography-- <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15JnMKMhTaP31ANvfE4oWPTxrkuSkmO60sijn33iIhf4/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/15JnMKMhTaP31ANvfE4oWPTxrkuSkmO60sijn33iIhf4/edit?usp=sharing</a>&nbsp;
Reflections on the attempted coup (January 6th, 2021)-- <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ivWJvyZi0mPLdrWZfUvXQOaoTABxnHK_SYuh5YEBw7o/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ivWJvyZi0mPLdrWZfUvXQOaoTABxnHK_SYuh5YEBw7o/edit?usp=sharing</a>

“the most important dress in the country”- a Brief History of Inaugural Ball Gowns

In which a recent college grad with a history degree (that's me, Tessa!) shares all the historic narratives (but mainly women's history and material culture) that have caught her eye in her post undergrad/post thesis life!