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Ute Heggen's avatar

Thanks for this! My sense of the cultural context is that men and women of the past, say in my grandparents generation (both of my grandmothers, born around 1890, milked cows and engaged in outside farm work when the need arose) often were needed for helping with the babies, even if male--because of maternal mortality in olden days. Men died doing dangerous work, in wars and of heart attacks (who heard of cholesterol before 1984?) and the surviving widows did all kinds of "men's work" out of necessity. People wore practical clothing, did not have huge wardrobes and were grateful if they had enough to eat. Radical theories surrounding Joan of Arc's or Elizabeth 1's "gender" are ludicrous and disrespect the hard work of survival our ancestors did, leading to our very existences. uteheggengrasswidow.wordpress.com

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Eddie's avatar

Well written, First Principles focused, enlightening essay for anyone confused by the intentional ambiguity and obfuscation promoted by those advancing the current cultural driven chaos. Thank you for a damn fine piece of work!

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