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Richeut: 12th-century tale of paternity fraud & child support

In the twelfth-century French tale Richeut, the title character Richeut is a mistress of harlotry. Frustrated with her insufficient earnings from whoring, Richeut plots to get pregnant to extract more money from men. She drinks mandrake and hellebore and has sex with many men. She succeeds in getting pregnant. Richeut then goes to one of …

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Sex Equality: Defining One’s Terms – The Men’s Review (1948 Article)

We continue the series of Men’s Review excerpts below with this piece exploring the meaning of ‘sex equality’. – PW * * * Defining One’s Terms by C. Lea   THERE is a type of propagandist who finds it convenient to avoid defining his terms. He can thus vary the sense when and how it …

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What Were Medieval Attitudes Towards Sex?

Much of feminism rests on the feminist historical narrative. If women weren’t oppressed historically then what was feminism rescuing them from? There is plenty of evidence, even from blue pill sources, that the feminist historical narrative is false. In particular, feminists would have you believe that men in the past tried to repress female sexuality. …

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