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1959: Malvina Reynolds sings an awful song that wouldn’t be out of place in today’s misandric world

Lyrics: It says in Coronet Magazine June nineteen-fifty six, page ten That married women are not as happy As women who have no men Married women are cranky Frustrated and disgusted While single women are bright and gay Creative and well adjusted We don’t need the men We don’t need the men We don’t need …

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Propertius & Prudentius show gender allocation of credit and blame

To demonstrate romantic sensibility and gain warm acclaim, a successful man often proclaims that he owes all his success to his wife. Under the common law of coverture, a husband is responsible for all the crimes his wife commits. Such examples aren’t unusual. Crediting women while blaming men underpins the modern idea of gender equality. …

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