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… dances and meetings, even jurisdiction; they held auctions, were involved in sporting events, and were central to local election campaigns. They were part of the emerging Habermasian public sphere and essential to communication in urban and …

… to the social dimension of the Republic of Letters ( Goodman 101) . Women also played important roles in networking for elections to the academy. 14  And, women wrote extensive correspondence within this transnational network of Europe’s …

… past-times. As ‘thieves and women of the town are to be found in churches’, and as gentlemen ‘lay wagers on the election of any particular parson’, there is nothing particularly immoral in betting on boxing matches and in giving a …