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History of Feminism

redqueen

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5. Misconceptions among the general populace are one thing.

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 19, 2014, 01:51 PM

Jan 2014

Outrageous, ill-founded theories promoted by people who are looked up to as authority figures for whatever reason (naturally this excludes women throughout most of ancient history) are another thing entirely.

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10 Monumental Historical Misconceptions About The Female Body [View all] ismnotwasm Jan 2014 OP

What? I can't hear you. I have a womb stuck in my ear. Squinch Jan 2014 #1

LOL! ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #2

Wombs that wander INSIDE the body are one thing, Squinch Jan 2014 #10

Of course, we radical feminists chervilant Jan 2014 #3

to be fair and honest they got a lot wrong about male bodies, too Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #4

Misconceptions among the general populace are one thing. redqueen Jan 2014 #5

I understand but, I think women have always looked to other women and have not always Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #7

As an academic exercise, I get it. redqueen Jan 2014 #8

possibly true enough. -- Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #9

It's comforting to think some of this nonsense was done with good intentions. redqueen Jan 2014 #6