- Hallie Rubenhold
Hallie Rubenhold is a British
historian .Rubenhold was born in Los Angeles and undertook a BA in History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She then gained an MA in British History and History of Art and an MPhil in History from the
University of Leeds , on subject of marriage and child-rearing in the eighteenth century. Having worked in the commercial art world and as an assistant curator for the National Portrait Gallery, [ [http://www.knightayton.co.uk/frameset.html?http://www.knightayton.co.uk/hallie_rubenhold.html Knight Ayton Management - HTTP 404 - File not found ] ] Rubenhold is currently on the academic staff of theInstitute for the International Education of Students ,London . [ [https://www.iesabroad.org/IES/Programs/England/London/Standard/Academics/londonFaculty.html IES - Study LONDON Faculty & Staff ] ]In 2005, she wrote an accessible history of
Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies and its author in her book "The Covent Garden Ladies: Pimp General Jack and the Extraordinary Story of Harris' List", and later published a volume containing a selection of the directories "funniest, rudest and most surreal entries".The
BBC later adapted the material for a documentary, presented by Rubenhold herself. "The Harlots Handbook" was shown on Thursday29 June ,2006 , between 9.30pm and 10pm. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/harlots-handbook.shtml BBC - BBC Four Documentaries - The Harlots Handbook ] ] Rubenhold's work also served as the inspiration for the Channel 4 drama seriesCity of Vice .Married, Rubenhold lives in
North London References
External links
* [http://www.hallierubenhold.com Rubenhold's personal website]
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