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The ingenious cruelty with which men have devised ways to punish and oppress women over centuries is both astounding and infuriating.
For over 3 centuries, Cambridge University wielded a 1561 charter to incarcerate thousands of young, working-class women—deemed "evil" or immoral, often under the assumption they were prostitutes, without evidence or trial. Many were arrested simple for walking with undergraduates after dark.
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https://marginalspace.substack.com/p/the-spinning-house-the-hidden-history
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The ingenious cruelty with which men have devised ways to punish and oppress women over centuries is both astounding and infuriating.
For over 3 centuries, Cambridge University wielded a 1561 charter to incarcerate thousands of young, working-class women—deemed "evil" or immoral, often under the assumption they were prostitutes, without evidence or trial. Many were arrested simple for walking with undergraduates after dark.
Read more 👇
https://marginalspace.substack.com/p/the-spinning-house-the-hidden-history
#books