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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
1media/montagu_portrait_large.jpg2020-09-29T14:51:02-07:00Cari Kaurloto3781164953cd6d9b5d46e62a61a9c84cdeafe0c1378894Lady Montagu was instrumental in smallpox variolation gaining traction in England and the approval of the British monarchyplain2020-10-06T10:02:31-07:001718Cari Kaurloto3781164953cd6d9b5d46e62a61a9c84cdeafe0c1Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife to the British ambassador to Turkey, wrote back to her friend in England about the smallpox variolation in Turkey. Upon her return to England in 1718 and a later smallpox outbreak in 1721, Lady Montagu was instrumental in smallpox variolation gaining traction in England and the approval of the British monarchy.
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