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40. Mail-Order Brides

38 min • 1 september 2022

Did mail-order brides have anything to do with the mail? What would compel someone to marry someone they haven’t met? Is this episode, I explore the history of mail-order brides and uncover a bigger story about gender dynamics in the colonies.

Senaste avsnitt

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