October 2011
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In 1803 Mary Hays reinvented ‘female biography’, including in her groundbreaking work actors, courtesans, warriors, and various scandalous women alongside the queens, martyrs, and virtuous women who had conventionally been included in women’s biographies. Hays brought together and to life three hundred bustling, rebellious women in six volumes, making the best use of the print technology...
How Many Women Find Street Harassment Flattering?:... →
Every day some men degrade themselves by degrading the women they come into contact with. Is it social pressure? A result of bullying, perhaps? Regardless of the reasons behind the “casual” abuse (if you will- consider that term), the consequences are dire: we live in a society where beauty is lusted after rather than loved. Disrespect for the feminine runs rampant. Here is one example...