Renaissance Beauty: Snails, Cat Poo & Fatal Make-Up

<p>Why did Renaissance women say the Lord's prayer while removing pubic hair?</p> <p>If you're like us you definitely want to know the answer to this, and so much more about beauty culture during the Italian Renaissance between the 15th and 17th centuries.</p> <p>Joining Kate today is Professor Jill Burke, author of <a href="https://shop.royalacademy.org.uk/how-to-be-a-renaissance-woman-the-untold-history-of-beauty-and-female-creativity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em><u>How to be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty and Female Creativity</u></em></a><u>,</u> to help us find out if beauty culture was oppressive to women, or empowering.</p> <p>Edited: Tom Delargy. Producer: Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer: Charlotte Long.</p> <p>Voting is open for the Listener's Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards, so if you enjoy what we're doing, we'd love it if you took a quick follow this link and click on Betwixt the Sheets: <a href="https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting</u></a></p> <p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a> for up to 50% for 3 months using code BETWIXT</p><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p> <p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards! UK & Ireland listeners please place your vote on the Spotify mobile app here: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>