George R.R. Martin has defended the use of sexual violence in his Song of Ice and Fire books, and the show Game of Thrones, as being “historically accurate.” But is it?
How “historically accurate” is sexual violence anyway?
Unearthing The History Made By Well-Behaved Women
You have likely come across Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s well-known quote, “well-behaved women seldom make history,” on ironic cross-stitch samplers, tote bags, and fridge magnets. Removed of its original context, it has become a rallying cry for women to make history by misbehaving, suggesting that the only way to stand out is to misbehave. In context…
Mary Shelley’s Lasting Feminist Legacy And Influence
How a runaway teen pregnant with her married lover's child revolutionized the publishing industry.
Book review: The Radium Girls: the dark story of America’s shining women, by Kate Moore
If you aren't familiar with this story (which I wasn't), the Radium Girls were the dozens of young women who suffered from radium poisoning after working in two factories in New Jersey that used produced watches for WWI soldiers with glowing numbers. The numbers glowed in the dark because of radium in the paint, and…
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