Samia
“It is never as often as we would like that a beautiful and brilliant woman steps away from her assigned role of helpmeet, of mother, of daughter and muse. So we celebrate the ones who we believe – on some artistic plane – were set free.”
Halima Jibril • Joan of Arc: A symbol of fascism or feminism?
Apollo & Dionysus, by Camille Paglia (Extract from The Sexual Personae)
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été 2024
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Laura, Munch’s sister had difficulties with depression etc and was considered incurable. Made me think of how women used to be treated/not taken seriously… hysteria etc
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There are women who were great scientists, but, like women who were great chess players, or poets, they are probably spiritual lesbians.
Bronze Age Pervert • Bronze Age Mindset
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Gaius Julius Zoilos
Mary Beard • SPQR
“human-powered discovery engine for interestingness.”
Maria Popova • Maria Popova — Cartographer of Meaning in a Digital Age
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