Which historical figure would you choose as a pen pal, and what would you ask them?

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Corazon C. Aquino. How do you keep your faith in spite of all the negativities around you? – Lelia F.

Jane Austen, for sure! Her letters are so funny and personal. I would ask her about all the story ideas she didn’t get to, since she died so young and only left us a few novels and half-finished projects.

@yaymalika

Alexander Hamilton seems like he would be good at keeping up with correspondences. – @Fly46

I would choose Galileo Galilei, just to ask him philosophical questions. Yes, he was a scientist but he had a strong interest on philosophy as well. Of course, I would have taken the opportunity to gently tell him that he was right about the earth spinning around the sun and not the other way around! I strongly feel he deserves to know.

@mirichan

Marilyn Munroe. What was it like to meet John F Kennedy? – Anita E.

I would choose Richard III. Being a bit of a Richard III supporter, I’d like to ask him whether he did have anything to do with the death of his two nephews in the Tower of London in June 1483. Indeed, were they actually murdered at all or were they simply spirited away to live out their lives peacefully away from the politics of the court after being declared illegitimate? I know I may not get the answer I especially want. He may confess to having got someone to do the deed – he’s unlikely to have done it himself, but I would like to know.

Margaret

Florence Nightingale. How did you make such monumental changes for patients in a male dominated environment resistant to change? – @Nisie

I can’t decide whom I would write. I think my response would be different if I expected only one letter in reply, or to establish a long-term pen pal relationship. Who would you write? Or, better yet, who would you like to write to you?

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