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September 11, 2012 11:04 am PDT
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Natural history and the rights of women
Really fascinating talk coming up at the Royal Society in London. Sharon Ruston, a professor of 19th century literature and culture, will be talking about the scientific texts that influenced Mary Wollstonecraft—the pioneering feminist who wrote Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792. Wollstonecraft isn't known for a connection to science, but during the [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/8X2nH_TQUEU/natural-history-and-the-rights.html
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