Bread and Thread

#80 – Elizabeth Raffald

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Show Notes

With guest Dr Neil Buttery, whose book "Before Mrs. Beeton: Elizabeth Raffald, England's Most Influential Housekeeper" is out now!

Digitised 1st edition of The Experienced English Housekeeper (1769): https://archive.org/details/experiencedengl01raffgoog/page/n9/mode/2up

Zoom talk on Elizabeth 26 April at 7pm (BST) - free tickets can be had via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-extraordinary-life-of-elizabeth-raffald-tickets-605899791587

In-person Manchester talk at Station South, Levenshulme is on 14 May at 7pm. Info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/165241569745457

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