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a phrase that kinda bothers me when talking about women's historical roles in europe is "cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children." you hear it so often, those exact words in the same order even. and once you learn a little more you realize that the massive gaping hole in that list is fiberwork. im not an expert and have no hard numbers, but i wouldnt be surprised if fiberwork took up nearly as much time as the other three tasks combined, so it's not a trivial omission.

it's not a hot take to say that the mass amnesia about fiberwork is linked to the belittlement of women's work in geneal, but i do think there's a special kind of illusion that is cast by "cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children." you hear that and think "well i cook and clean and take care of children (or i know someone who does) and i have a sense of how much work that is" and you know of course that cooking and cleaning were more laborious before modern technology, but still, you have a ballpark estimate you think, when in fact you are drastically underestimating the work load.

i also think that this just micharacterizes the role of women's work in livelihoods? cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children are all sisyphean tasks that have to be repeated the next day. these are important, but not the whole picture. when we include all kinds of fiberwork—and other things, such as making candles or soap—women's work looks much more like manufacturing, a sphere we now associate more with men's work. i feel like women's connection to making and craftsmanship is often elided.

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cracking myself up thinking about the movement towards simplified forms in cave paintings

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on shame and yearning (pt.2)

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My foster dog’s adventures in motherhood

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i love looking at pictures of cheetahs because some of them are just the most beautiful breathtaking majestic-looking animals

and some of them are her

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“I don’t want to be a burden” you’re more like a relief, a gift, a blessing actually

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The Dublin spire isn't a bad looking landmark per se but why does it look like it was specifically designed to pop blimps

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wenches know they can’t catch me,

vroometh vroometh

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dave and busters what the fuck is a sticky creebler

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how its going