Ladies of History
ISS MARY WIGLEY, who gave a series of morning talks from 3YA some months ago on notable women of past Christchurch, has now set out upon a wider field, Friends of Famous Queens. The first of these dealt with the Princesse de Lamballe, an intimate of Marie Antoinette, who was lynched by the Parisians after the March to Versailles. This, as far as I know, constitutes the poor lady’s sole claim on our interest, since she lacked both character and influence; and is there not here some reason for querying the whole idea of this series? Miss Wigley’s next subject is to be Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough, who, as wife of her husband and intimate of Queen Anne, was certainly an important and a colourful figure. But Miss Wigley should beware of falling into powder-and-patch glamour, retailing to us the dreary elaborations of court life, and presenting a series of governesses, mistresses, and confidantes in white linen, solely on the ground that they were friends of royal ladies in splendid attire. Again, it is a question of proportion: Queen Anne may yet be remembered as the friend of Sarah Jennings.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 381, 11 October 1946, Page 10
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194Ladies of History New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 381, 11 October 1946, Page 10
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