Gentlemen’s Relish: Prostitution in the Georgian Era
- drjohnsonshouse
- Oct 10
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Lunchtime Lectures - Dr Johnson's House Series
Tuesday 28 October
12.30pm - 1.30pm
£3.96 (booking required)
Book now for this instalment of our monthly lunchtime lectures, part of an annual programme of talks held at Dr Johnson's House, kindly sponsored by The Fleet Street Quarter BID.
Explore prostitution in Georgian Britain - a tale of winners and losers, humour and despair - in a talk by Sheelagh James.
Perhaps it was the work of the satirical cartoonists and poets and the increased access to their art that made prostitution more visible in the 18th century than it had ever been before. But was the oldest profession always a road to ruin? This talk looks at some of the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ associated with prostitution in the Georgian period.
Sheelagh James After working in health, education and the law, Sheelagh now spends an increasing amount of time in Lichfield’s two Georgian museums - Erasmus Darwin House and the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, volunteering as a tour guide and researching for fund-raising talks on life in the 18th century.
Your ticket includes the opportunity to look around Dr Johnson's House as well as a complimentary lunch from local business Dilieto on Fleet Street.
A sandwich lunch (meat, fish, vegetarian, vegan) along with fresh cut fruits, and bottled water will be served at this event. Please be advised that we are unable to guarantee that the food provided is free from allergens.
