Forgotten Wives: How Women Get Written Out of History, by Ann Oakley

Not before time, the female partners whose intellectual contributions enhanced their husbands’ work get long-overdue credit, writes Emma Rees

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August 19, 2021

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August 19, 2021

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Print headline: Overdue kudos for invisible toil

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