1. Mary Montagu was a Feminist trailblazer
2. Mary Montagu was a poet and letter writer
3. Husband served as British minister to Turkey where she lived in Constantinople here she learned of smallpox inoculation
4. Mary introduced into Britain the practice of inoculation against smallpox
5. Controversial practice but became widespread after the Royal family adopted the practice
6. Mary Wortley Montagu wrote the eight volume History of England which surveyed the 17th century

quote Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of Death the Humour of saying what I think end quote

Books written by Montagu:

Letters from the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 1709 to 1762

The travels of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu