5th Duchess of Devonshire seated in black dress and holding her baby daughter ‘Little G’.

Does anyone have experience of using the Devonshire Collections Archive at Chatsworth House? All advice / recommendations welcome.

Excited to be there next week generously funded by #womensstudiesgroup

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Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire English aristocrat and socialite Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, was BOTD in 1757. Born in London, the eldest child of the 1st Earl Spencer, she had an unusually happy childhood for a mem…

English aristocrat, socialite and bisexual hot mess Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire was BOTD in 1757. #georgianaspencer #georgianscavendish #duchessofdevonshire #supergays #bornonthisday

Georgiana's story is extensive and her influence on eighteenth-century society unparalleled for one post, so to learn more about her and the way Society treated women like Georgiana, do watch "The Duchess".

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