Hello Lovely Bloggers!
Just so everyone knows, I love history. I just love it. I love knowing how things came to be and how past events and people help shaped what we do, think, and live life. I know that some people say that "the past doesn't define who you are, it is what we do from here on that makes us who we are." Well, I can honestly say that I disagree and agree with that adage. Let me explain. I agree that what ever happens in the past does not establish the person that one would become. No. Never. However, I disagree with the fact that the past does not impact us in anyway. On the contrary, I believe that the past impacts us in the sense of the choices we make. We either learn or repeat the mistakes of the past, continue or destroy legacies, or act on self-gratifications or impassiveness (which is a contradiction because you can't act impassiveness). Throughout the years, I have immersed myself in timeless tales of sieges, debates, revolutions, depressions, etc. However, what makes the history so fascinating are the people involved, particularly the ones considered the "underdogs" of the time: women.
One of those women that I think are most fascinating is Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (7 June 1757 – 30 March 1806). Her grace was born in a time when woman suffrage was a hundred years later, but despite that she did what most women were denied and she did in in style. No. I'm serious. See, Georgiana was similar to that of Paris Hilton and The Kardashians. She was a socialite. She loved to gamble and be surrounded by the "popular crowd" who loved her. Oh and it helped that she was a fashionable beauty. I suppose her life was just like another famous woman of history: Marie Antoinette, the, then, Queen of France. What made her so extraordinary was the fact that she was an active campaigner, which was not a lot of women in the late 1700s were denied to do. Also, her life was filled with so much juicy scandal and that even a 17th century Perez Hilton would love to write about it. One juicy scandal being a ménage à trois with her best friend and husband for 25 years. It was even as risqué as Bill Clinton "I Did Not Have Sexual Relations" scandal. Not defaming Bill Clinton or anything, I think he was a great president, but that whole issue was....Anyway. Let's just say that this is an example of us not only ignoring lessons from history but adding on to it. Despite all that. Georgiana Cavendish lead an interesting life, which is depicted in the movie, The Duchess, with Keira Knightly. I thought it was interesting. Great portrayal, costumes, and photography.
Well, that's all for now. Ciao bellas!
Love always,
Joemma Igisaiar
WILD Club Secretary
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