{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F82047599-55e1-4c2c-be8d-c85bf67923a0","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Ep30: The Godmother of Egyptology - Amelia Blanford Edwards\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/82047599-55e1-4c2c-be8d-c85bf67923a0\"></iframe>","title":"Ep30: The Godmother of Egyptology - Amelia Blanford Edwards","description":"<p>An American newspaper called her in 1889 \"the most learned woman in the world\" for her dexterity in writing, research, and public speaking. In England today she is called the god-mother of Egyptology, for her dedication to the Egypt Exploration Society, which she founded. Amelia Blanford Edwards is the&nbsp;British writer and explorer who promoted the protection and preservation of ancient Egyptian sites.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>THIS PODCAST</strong></p>\n<p>This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment.</p>\n<p>So, thankyou for listening and until next time guys, take care and look after each other.</p>\n<p><strong>Sound Effects by</strong> zapsplat.com</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>CONTACT ME\u2026</strong></p>\n<p>Email: info@backtracker.co.uk</p>\n<p>Facebook: @BackTrackerUK</p>\n<p>Instagram: @backtrackeruk</p>\n<p>Twitter: @BackTrackerUK</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>SOURCES</strong></p>\n<p>Globe - Monday 28 March 1864</p>\n<p>Western Daily Press - Monday 18 April 1892</p>\n<p>Edwards, Amelia B. \"My Home Life,\" Arena Magazine, 4 (Boston, 1891), 299-310.</p>\n<p>\"Gaston Maspero and the birth of the Egypt Exploration Fund (1881- 83), Margaret Drower,&nbsp;Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 68, 1982.</p>\n<p>Flinders Petrie: A Life in Archaeology, Madison, 1995.</p>\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e41d6305-ec88-4fd1-b554-a898f6cfd62a/3601745-1602926929710-746926b17811e.jpg"}