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Strangers on the ladder of the party‐state: Women in teaching in Nationalist Taiwan, 1940s–1980s

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract As the ruling party of a party‐state in China and Taiwan, the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang/Guomindang) built a close relationship with the teaching profession. Many teachers joined the party and there was a well‐trodden pathway from teaching into local representative politics and civil service.
Joseph Lawson
wiley   +1 more source

A multidisciplinary and interoperable dataset to understanding the dialogue between humans and the environment in Southern Umbria, emphasising sustainable management and valorisation of cultural and landscape heritage. [PDF]

Data Brief
Carafa P, Cecconi N.
europepmc   +1 more source

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

An isotopic perspective on equid selection in cult at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath, Israel. [PDF]

PLoS One
Arnold ER, Greenfield HJ, Hartman G, Greenfield TL, Albaz S, Boaretto E, Regev J, Maeir AM.   +7 more
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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

A bone tool used by neanderthal for flaying carcasses at the Abri du Maras (France). [PDF]

Sci Rep
Doyon L, Hernando JM, Moncel MH, Richard M, Arnaud V, d'Errico F.   +5 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

Sedimentary ancient DNA as part of a multimethod paleoparasitology approach reveals temporal trends in human parasitic burden in the Roman period. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Ledger ML, Murchie TJ, Dickson Z, Kuch M, Haddow SD, Knüsel CJ, Stein GJ, Pearson MP, Ballantyne R, Knight M, Deforce K, Carroll M, Rice C, Franconi T, Šarkić N, Redžič S, Rowan E, Cahill N, Poblome J, Palma MF, Brückner H, Mitchell PD, Poinar H.   +22 more
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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

From the jaws of the "Leviathan": A sperm whale tooth from the Valencina Copper Age Megasite. [PDF]

PLoS One
Ramírez-Cruzado Aguilar-Galindo S, Luciañez-Triviño M, Muñiz Guinea F, Cáceres Puro LM, Toscano Grande A, Díaz-Guardamino M, Vargas Jiménez JM, Schuhmacher TX, Martínez Sánchez RM, Guillamón Dávila S, Rodríguez Vidal J, García Sanjuán L.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source