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What is a woman? ‘Common sense’ in history

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 fluff35

Common sense is a historical category - and none of our questions around sex and gender are really new

Tagged Ambroise Paré, Clifford Geertz, common sense, gender, gonads, hermaphrodites, intersex, lgbtq, politics, Supreme Court, trans, transgender1 Comment

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