From: Natasha V. More(f/k/a/Nancie Clark) (flexeon@primenet.com)
Date: Sun Jan 05 1997 - 22:20:53 MST
At 12:19 AM 1/5/97 +0000, Kathryn Aegis wrote:
>You could also point out that until very recently most women were
>prohibited by law from attending school or even reading books, and that
>these prohibitions were often enforced through beatings or commitment to
>asylums. It is believed that many women who exhibited signs of early
>genius were treated as socially rebellious or mentally anamolous.
And, then there was Aristotle who believed that women were far from genius
because they had fewer teeth in their mouths. (Yes, it's true -- what he
said, that is ;)
Natasha Vita More
[f/k/a Nancie Clark]
http://www.primenet.com/~flexeon
Extropic Art Movement/Transhumanist Art Site
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