Skip to content

purple motes

Artifacts to help you imagine more.

  • subscribe by email
  • how to navigate
  • topic index
  • about Douglas Galbi
  • terms of use / disclaimer

Highlights

  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

life expectancy

medieval life expectancy: gender difference through history

Elite men’s life expectancy in medieval England was 9 years less than elite women’s, but men reached near gender equality in the 17th & 18th centuries. … Read the post medieval life expectancy: gender difference through history

Selective Service in ignored history of controlling men’s bodies

The US Military Selective Service Act requires men, only men, to register with the government as preparation for being used in a national emergency. … Read the post Selective Service in ignored history of controlling men’s bodies

gender inequality in life expectancy: massaging gender gaps

International measures of gender gaps in mortality use a one-sided metric & define equality as women having 6 years longer life expectancy than men. … Read the post gender inequality in life expectancy: massaging gender gaps

sex differences in U.S. life expectancy from 1790 to 2000

Growth in U.S. female life expectancy advantage ended about 1975 when women’s participation in the workforce began to increase relatively sharply. … Read the post sex differences in U.S. life expectancy from 1790 to 2000