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I hadn’t intended to start this blog series, at least, not right now. With a semester completed and just one class left before I complete my master’s degree, I should be focusing on projects I’ve already begun. There are themes I’ve wanted to explore and drafts waiting to be refined. But I’ve recently come to… Read more

Gertrude Bell’s early letters from her twenties reflect a carefree young woman immersed in a world of social engagements and family activities. Well-versed in modern literature, she had grown up among many of the very authors she read.[1] She, a fashionable English lady, moved effortlessly through circles of tycoons and diplomats, guided by a lighthearted… Read more

As much as I want to jump straight into Gertrude Bell’s life-changing journey to Persia, we need to talk logistics first. Let’s discuss the economics of empire. I’m sure while reading my last post, you thought, ‘It’s crazy how Britain alone had the capability to accumulate and forge such vast supplies of iron and steel… Read more

I read extensively about Gertrude Bell while researching my Bachelor’s thesis. There was something haunting about her passion, and though I ultimately took my research in another direction, I feel confident beginning my blogging journey with her. For the record, I know Queen of the Desert was released in 2015—apparently while I was deep in… Read more