Enlightenment Figures

Haley Jensen

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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American politician, writer, Quaker, diplomat, philosopher, and socialite. In 1721 Franklin started the New...

Haley Jensen

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Voltaire

*WARNING* This page includes harmful racist stereotypes and racist slurs from the 18th century. These words were offensive and wrong at...

Haley Jensen

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Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland

Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (1715–1785) was a wealthy patron of the arts and a vivid collector of natural history specimens. She...