The Widow will See You Now
Part five: portraying Widow Weed I almost prefer first person interpretation, largely because it catches visitors a little off-guard, excites their curiosity, a...
Month: October 2018
The Material World of Widow Weed: an interpretation
Part four of a series Widow Elizabeth Weed: what would she wear? What would she own? My first inclination had been to wear the grey tabby wool gown I already ha...
Entr’acte
Entr’acte: an intermission. Note: In this series, I describe the process I used to arrive at my conclusions and assemble the materials for my impression o...
“shop medicines, ointments, and salves”
Part three of a series So what did Elizabeth Weed prepare and sell? What remedies were used and preferred in 1777 Philadelphia? And where to look? The ad is exp...
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