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SCOUT· 20%41m·2025-11-13·History307. Austen vs Brontë: Unmasking Slavery Heiresses
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What is the true history behind the “madwoman in the attic” in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre? How was Jane Austen’s aunt deeply connected to slavery in Barbados? Who were the British heiresses who married Caribbean plantation owners and inherited vast wealth made through chattel slavery? William and Anita are joined by…
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