If We Talked About History the Way We Talk About Math
Gender stereotypes about math, transplanted to history.
Content note: Gender stereotype (satire).
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2015-01-01-if-we-talked-about-other-subjects-the-way-we-talk-about-math--if-we-talked-about-history-the-way-we-talk-about-math/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
"Women just don't have the same natural ability for history as men. They're not wired to be historians." "Really? Why not?" "It's because of evolution. Our male ancestors thought more about the past, while females focused on the future."