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The 10 Ways Men Identified Witches In Salem Are Still Way Too Familiar
The 10 Ways Men Identified Witches In Salem Are Still Way Too Familiar
But we’re the inferior gender, right? Mmm-kay. If you say so. lol.
Linda Caroll
May 26, 2023
The First Barbie Was Modeled After a Sex Doll
The First Barbie Was Modeled After a Sex Doll
The history you won't read on Mattel's site.
Carlyn Beccia
Jul 27, 2023
Seduction Secrets From La Belle Otero
Seduction Secrets From La Belle Otero
Men lost their fortunes and their lives to be with her. What was Caroline Otero's allure?
Carlyn Beccia
Jun 13, 2023
The “Dying” Woman Who Ran Away From Home And Saved Her Own Life
The “Dying” Woman Who Ran Away From Home And Saved Her Own Life
The true story of a woman who got sick of what life handed her, went on a 7000 mile journey and wrote a book about it.
Linda Caroll
Feb 14, 2023
Ridiculous Terms for Women’s Breasts Throughout History
Ridiculous Terms for Women’s Breasts Throughout History
Why call them jugs when you can call them dinner buckets?
Kyrie Gray
Nov 16, 2023
I Bought A 1966 Ladies Magazine And The Cashier Warned Me It’s Sexist
I Bought A 1966 Ladies Magazine And The Cashier Warned Me It’s Sexist
It’s easy to look at a 50 year old magazine and laugh at how sexist it is. We think we aren’t like that anymore. But we are.
Linda Caroll
Apr 16, 2023
"There Would Be No Wars If Women Ruled" And Other Myths on Female Violence
"There Would Be No Wars If Women Ruled" And Other Myths on Female Violence
From 1480 to 1913, queens were 27% more likely to wage war than kings. Why is female violence so misunderstood?
Carlyn Beccia
Nov 5, 2023
Why Is Child Marriage Still A Get Out Of Jail Free Card for Pedophiles?
Why Is Child Marriage Still A Get Out Of Jail Free Card for Pedophiles?
I wish I could tell you only a few states allow child marriage, but it’s the other way around. Only a few states don’t.
Linda Caroll
Aug 23, 2023
The Hairy, Scary History of the Vaginal Speculum
The Hairy, Scary History of the Vaginal Speculum
Ladies, get ready to clench your legs together…
Carlyn Beccia
Jun 30, 2023
Medieval England’s Secret Police of Sex & Sexuality
Medieval England’s Secret Police of Sex & Sexuality
England had its own version of the KGB or the Gestapo for punishing sexual criminals.
Joe Duncan
May 23, 2023
Say Thanks! 72 Things You Didn’t Know Women Invented
Say Thanks! 72 Things You Didn’t Know Women Invented
Women proving lady brains aren’t inferior
Linda Caroll
Mar 8, 2023
3000 Years Ago One Doctor Called All Women Crazy And It Stuck
3000 Years Ago One Doctor Called All Women Crazy And It Stuck
Most women don’t even know the one woman who made sure we can’t be medicated without consent anymore
Linda Caroll
Jun 26, 2023
100 Years Ago She Asked Congress To Agree To One Sentence. They Said No.
100 Years Ago She Asked Congress To Agree To One Sentence. They Said No.
100 years later, it’s still no. Here’s the sentence she asked them to agree to. I don’t understand why they said no. Do you?
Linda Caroll
Mar 14, 2023
Queen Elizabeth's Bad Romances Are Powerful Love Lessons
Queen Elizabeth's Bad Romances Are Powerful Love Lessons
Many men pursued the Virgin Queen, but she chose to remain single. History would have turned out very differently if she had followed her…
Carlyn Beccia
Oct 19, 2023
Childbirth Was Already Painful. Then Physicians Made It Worse.
Childbirth Was Already Painful. Then Physicians Made It Worse.
How women were kicked out of the birthing chamber
Ella F.
Oct 25, 2023
Did Virginia Woolf Survive Incest?
Did Virginia Woolf Survive Incest?
She was mentally ill because she was allowed an education, the doctor told her father. Books were the problem. No more books.
Linda Caroll
Feb 7, 2023
The Woman Whose Doppelgänger Got Her Fired
The Woman Whose Doppelgänger Got Her Fired
The tale of a 19th-century teacher and her mysterious double
Kyrie Gray
Sep 20, 2023
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