In his story of Gyges and Candaules, Herodotus included the Greek saying “When a woman takes off her clothes, she takes off her modesty.” It’s about men. … Read the post Gyges & Candaules: controlling men's sexuality and seduction
Witch-hunt history has tended to naturalize the vastly gender-disproportionate punishment of men. Witches were punished like men in relation to women. … Read the post witch-hunt and gender: when women are executed like men
Malleus Maleficarum, a leading medieval Latin work on witches, provides key insights into gender, witches, and punishment. … Read the post Malleus Maleficarum: gender, witches, and executing men
In reading ancient Latin literature, pioneering 19th-century social scientist William Sanger didn’t distinguish between cultural constructions and reality. … Read the post ancient Latin literature in Sanger's 19th-century social science
William W. Sanger’s pioneering social-scientific study of prostitution turned to fiction and blamed men for women becoming prostitutes. … Read the post Sanger blamed men for prostitution: pioneering social science