Laetitia Pilkington: Beating them at their own game
May 13, 2025 11:57 AM   Subscribe

Charlie Jane Anders describes a surprising biography; a woman who was thrown out of her house in the early eighteen century, and made a living by being funny. Originally in public, out of a window.

Her Wikipedia article has more details, not all consistent with the first summary.
posted by clew (4 comments total) 4 users marked this as a favorite
 
Eventually Matthew caught her and Adair in her bedroom in the presence of twelve witnesses.[
posted by Mr. Yuck at 12:29 PM on May 13


To be clear, Matthew brought the 12 witnesses with him. They weren’t already in the room, despite what that awkward sentence construction might suggest.
posted by jedicus at 1:28 PM on May 13 [1 favorite]


Laetitia Pilkington has long been one of my personal heroes. Glad this she's coming up again.
posted by Thivaia 2.0 at 3:09 PM on May 13 [1 favorite]


any other good sources, Thivaia?
posted by clew at 3:19 PM on May 13


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