Leah Natasha Glassow
@lnglassow.bsky.social
Lecturer @ Göteborgs Universitet.
ed policy | teacher sorting | inequality
ed policy | teacher sorting | inequality
Reposted by Leah Natasha Glassow
Yep. People are talking about the latest Frankenstein film.
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
How Percy Shelley Stirred His Politics Into His Teacup
In 19th century Britain, keeping sugar out of tea became a political statement against slavery. The sugar boycott was no easy choice for the radical poet, who hated slavery but loved tea.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Yep. People are talking about the latest Frankenstein film.
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
But Mary Shelley was also an abolitionist, and she and husband Percy abstained from sugar because it was produced with the the labor of enslaved people.
"In every pound of sugar used… consuming two ounces of human flesh,"
- William Fox
Reposted by Leah Natasha Glassow
