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Gendered processes of recruitment to elite higher educational institutions in mid‐twentieth century Britain

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article uses rare and detailed data on matriculants to the University of Oxford during the middle decades of the twentieth century as a prism through which to consider gendered processes of recruitment to elite institutions. The article makes four key claims. First, the broader shifts in middle‐class women's labour market participation in
Eve Worth, Naomi Muggleton, Aaron Reeves
wiley   +1 more source

The Occurrence of Non-handaxe Assemblages Early in the Purfleet Interglacial (MIS 9) in Britain. [PDF]

J Paleolit Archaeol
Rawlinson A, Davis R, Ashton N, Bridgland D, Dale L, Lewis S, White M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Scandalisation, gender and space in ancient Rome: The case of Cicero and Clodia

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses the public attack on Clodia Metelli, a Roman aristocratic woman, by the orator Marcus Tullius Cicero in a trial in 56 BCE. Drawing on modern scandal theory, this article analyses how Cicero uses scandal dynamics to turn Clodia, the witness in the case, into the culprit.
Muriel Moser
wiley   +1 more source

Boomerang and bones: Refining the chronology of the Early Upper Paleolithic at Obłazowa Cave, Poland. [PDF]

PLoS One
Talamo S, Casaccia N, Richards MP, Wacker L, Tassoni L, Nadachowski A, Kraszewska A, Kowal M, Skłucki J, Barrington C, Kelly M, Tait F, Williams M, Figus C, Vazzana A, Di Bernardo G, Romandini M, Di Domenico G, Benazzi S, Malegori C, Sciutto G, Oliveri P, Hublin JJ, Hajdinjak M, Skoglund P, Picin A, Valde-Nowak P.   +26 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The agency of a marmalade machine: Gender, class and mechanical gadgets in the British Kitchen, c.1870–1938

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the marmalade machine, a mechanical device designed to slice orange peel. These niche objects were manufactured between roughly 1870 and 1938 in Britain. As a so‐called ‘labour‐saving’ gadget, the marmalade machine sliced orange peel quickly and effectively, removing the tedious process of slicing orange peel by hand ...
Katie Carpenter
wiley   +1 more source

Unique osteological evidence for human-animal gladiatorial combat in Roman Britain. [PDF]

PLoS One
Thompson TJU, Errickson D, McDonnell C, Holst M, Caffell A, Pearce J, Gowland RL.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Herbivores dental wear analysis since the end of the Middle Pleistocene in different archaeological contexts of Morocco (Bizmoune, El Khenzira and Taforalt)

, 2022
Antigone Uzunidis, Philippe Fernandez, Abdeljalil Bouzouggar, Nick Barton, Louise Humphrey, Steven L. Kuhn   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
wiley   +1 more source