HUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History

Where two history buffs go far beyond the Freedom Trail to share our favorite stories from the history of Boston, the hub of the universe.

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Bonus: Boston Marriages in Literature and Life


For Pride Month, we're dropping some of our favorite past episodes back into the podcast feed every Wednesday this month. Enjoy! A new form of relationship known as "Boston Marriages" arose between 19th century women, which had all the emotional trappings of romantic love, but was long considered to be merely an intense form of friendship. More recently, however, critics have wondered whether Victorian assumptions about the inherent chasteness of womankind allowed couples who would consider themselves lesbians today to hide in plain sight. Full show notes: http://www.hubhistory.com/episodes/boston-marriages-in-literature-and-life-episode-136/


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 June 16, 2021  33m