BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes histo ...
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Intelligent, spirited, and unwilling to conform, Elizabeth Bennet redefined what it meant to be a woman of her time. In this episode of 5 Minute Biographies, we explore her remarkable life in Georgian England, her defiance of social convention, and the enduring love story that challenged class, wealth, and expectation.
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