Post #4136830
2026-07-27 11:33 UTC
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@gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green 2026-07-29 08:11
"Any tendency to male dominance and strategic control of females would have obstructed these unprecedented increases of brain size. While there must have been variability in the degree of dominance or egalitarianism among human groups, we can be confident that those populations where male dominance, sexual conflict and infanticide risks remained high were not the ones who became our ancestors." Camilla Power https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/gender-egalitarianism-made-us-human-patriarchy-was-too-little-too-late/
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@gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green 2026-07-30 07:59
"When Katherine Harrison’s husband passed away, she became the wealthiest woman in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Rather than wallow in her new status as a young widow she decided to run the farm she’d inherited on her own. She took up ranching and a slew of other hobbies including brewing ale, spinning yarn and beekeeping. She traded honey and beeswax for candles. She was by all accounts, headstrong, outspoken and clever." Harrison was called a witch. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/26/women-witchcraft-financial-independence
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@gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green 2026-07-30 14:53
Based on some very valid feedback in relation to the use of the word "testosterone", i have decided to change the word to "misogyny", which is more accurate and reflective of what I originally meant.
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@gimulnautti@mastodon.green 2026-07-27 11:56
@gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green Oh boy, is our history written for purpose of legitimating existing power structures. It’s rare to find an instance where it isn’t!