Lola Montez- dancer, seducer and wild child

This week Shaunna looks at Lola Montez who we have decided is the 19th Century Cardi B. Lola was a wild child who traveled more than all of your Tinder matches combined, was an early burlesque dancer and almost toppled a monarch. Expect terrible pop culture references, plenty of Buffy and learn which disease Maria is obsessed with this week (hint: it predates the coronavirus and your favourite historical figure probably had it) Notes/ further reading: https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/lola-montez-the-spider-woman-part-1/ https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/lola-montez-the-spider-woman-part-2/ Irish History Podcast: https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/montez/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lola_Montez Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lola-Montez