Female only debating society
University for Rational Amusement; Casino, No. 43, Great Marlborough - Street. On FRIDAY the sixth Instant will be held, the SIXTH MEETING of The Female Parliament. The debates to be carried on by LADIES only, to commence with an Exordium from the Chair, by a LADY. Question, “Is an old Woman marrying a young Man, or a young Woman marrying an old Man, the more blameable?”
London, 1780s Single sheet, tipped at corners to later mount. 215 by 115mm (8½ by 4½ inches).
See: Andrews ‘Popular culture and public debate, London 1780’ in Historical Journal 39 [1996], 413
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