October 1, 2011
So the papers have a fair bit in them this week about Australia’s decision to make all combat roles in its military available to women. Obviously this means they’ll be able to do any of the things men do, including getting shot at and blown up right in the middle of things. And so there’s ...
August 31, 2010
Money, romance, independence, and the rights of women are central to this Victorian-style novel, The Second Mrs. Darcy. It catches the reader’s attention immediately by proclaiming to a newly widowed young woman that “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a ...
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