I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer (A Staged Reading)
MHS Event
Laura Rocklyn, Playwright and Actor
Jeremy Beazlie, Actor
Mary Beth Norton, Cornell University
Peter Drummey, MHS
This is a hybrid event hosted at the Colonial Society of Massachusetts (87 Mount Vernon St., Boston). There will be an in-person reception at 1:00 pm (ET). The program will begin at 2:00 pm (ET).
Where did Londoners in the 1690s turn for advice on matters of love and marriage? The Athenian Mercury—a one-page, two-sided periodical—included the world’s first personal advice column.
On July 12, award-winning historian Mary Beth Norton will discuss the issues that spurred advice-seekers to write to the Mercury and what has—and hasn’t—changed over the past three centuries when it comes to love, sex, and relationships. This program will feature an interactive reading of scenes from Norton's book, "I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer": Letters on Love and Marriage from the World’s First Personal Advice Column.
In-person attendance is currently at capacity. Please email Cassie Cloutier at ccloutier@masshist.org with your name and contact information to join the waitlist.
To attend online, please use this link to register.
Hybrid Event
The in-person reception starts at 1:00 PM and the program will begin at 2:00 PM.
Please note that there are two flights of stairs to reach the event space. There is no elevator available at this venue.
The virtual program begins at 2:00 PM. Registrants will receive a confirmation message with attendance information.
By registering you are agreeing to abide by the MHS Visitor Code of Conduct.
