A Woman to Know: Giulia Tofana
During the Renaissance, in an era of arranged marriages that left no possibility of divorce, the only way out of an unhappy union was death. — Genevieve Carlton
(Aqua Tofana, image via Wikimedia Commons)
Between 1631 and 1659, Palermo noblewoman Giulia Tofana built quite the customer base for her handmade cosmetics. But her most popular product — a suppo…
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Lynna Burgamy
Update: 2024-12-04