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  • 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

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WordPress for the bigger work

To inspire users to stitch together bigger works, the WordPress core should add support for custom ordering of posts under a category or tag. … Read the post WordPress for the bigger work

book ownership in England c. 1700

Less than 25% of middle-rank English households about the year 1700 owned books with significant monetary value. … Read the post book ownership in England c. 1700

e-book sales growing rapidly

E-book sales are growing rapidly. That doesn’t mean persons are reading more. … Read the post e-book sales growing rapidly

over past four centuries, books much cheaper, but less price dispersion

The First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays, published in 1623, provides a benchmark price for an up-market, popular book about four centuries ago. … Read the post over past four centuries, books much cheaper, but less price dispersion

the United States began as a nation of bloggers

Proto-bloggers founded America. … Read the post the United States began as a nation of bloggers

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