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The wheel of fortune: How making cotton textile helped women curb patriarchy in medieval China
The image of highly productive women positively shapes cultural beliefs about their ability and then translates into a more positive view about women generally.
Melanie Meng Xue, Aeon
· Jul 08, 2018 · 09:30 pm
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