Millions of women and people of marginalized genders have suffered from both intimate partner violence and untreated concussions. Yet concussions—a form of traumatic brain injury—are generally viewed as a sports-related problem. Concussion research has focused primarily on the relatively tiny population of men who play professional football.
"I’m a feminist, I plan to raise my daughter as a feminist, and I know, of course, that these books have the very best of intentions. But since having a child, I’ve also become hyperaware of the fact that we often misunderstand very young children’s minds and expect a lot more adult thinking from them than we should."

Down With Dewey

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The more sordid aspects of Dewey’s life may come as a surprise to modern readers, but they were public knowledge while he was living. Dewey was censured in 1906 by the ALA when several women complained about his improper behavior toward them—including unwanted kissing, hugging, and caressing in public. Dewey’s daughter-in-law even moved out of his home because she was uncomfortable around him.
Going all the way back to the 18th century, researchers looked to the brain to justify the different social roles assigned to men and women and the behaviors encouraged in each. These scientists started with an assumption (that women and men have distinct destinies as ordained by nature, rather than God) and set out to find the evidence to prove it.