It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a woman in possession of a love of history, must be in want of a blog.
It's often said that World War Two was liberating for women in Britain and North America because the shortage of manpower allowed them to take on work traditionally performed by men. Whilst this is true to an extent, it shouldn't be assumed that the prevailing views of gender roles and characteristics, which frequently put men …
The internet is awash with relationship advice. Just searching for 'chat up lines' brings up over a million results, revealing thousands of people wondering how to impress with charming, witty and suggestive opening gambits. Most of these lines are of dubious quality at best and I'm not sure how many people actually use them seriously, …
Inspired by a recent re-read of Philip Larkin's Jill, the story of a working class northern student in 1940s Oxford, I decided to do some research on early twentieth century student life in Oxford. While I've always known that Oxford a hundred years ago was a heavily male-dominated place, until this week I'd not realised the …
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