Peg Plunkett (1760)

Karen:

The story of Irish courtesan Peg Plunkett

Episode sources:

1. “Memoirs of Mrs Margaret Leeson (Peg Plunkett)” by Peg Plunkett (ExClassics.com, public domain)

2. “The brilliant and ballsy life of Ireland’s favourite courtesan, Peg Plunkett” by Natasha Tidd (F Yeah History, WordPress)

3. “The rise and fall of Peg Plunkett, 18th-century courtesan and consummate memoirist” by Sarah Dunant (The New Statesman)

4. “Peg Plunkett: Brothel Madam” by Karyn Moynihan (Women’s Museum of Ireland)

5. “Peg Plunkett” (Wikipedia)