Lady M

The letters of Lady Montagu are very interesting and informative, and her observations are detailed and actually useful, especially in comparison to some of the other authors we've read. Especially interesting to me is her description of the interactions between the women in the bathhouse. I believe she is right in her observation that women's faces would be less important if they always were naked. In her description, she also tells of how accommodating the other women were to her western sensibilities and initial modesty. Her interactions at the bath are basically
identical to what she is used to having in a coffee house in England, except without any fear of men overhearing or interjecting their opinions.


peace.