> "If you require written records before you write about women in history, you'll find yourself writing about women in history far less often than they were inv

> "If you require written records before you write about women in history, you'll find yourself writing about women in history far less often than they were involved in making it." I've started reading Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, he talks about being apprenticed to "the cutler's trade". That sound like cutlery, as in eating utensils (knives, forks, spoons). I looked it up anyway, people in the cutler's trade made and sharpened scissors and knives. I would not have guessed scissors from the name. This isn't directly related, just an example of how words change meaning over time; the same way a building piece of land can change use over time. I read a bit of 'The Analects' (aka Selected Sayings of Confucius). It is amazing to me how much space is given to filial piety - respect for one's father. More recently, there has been significant commentary of female characters in Tolkien's writings, following the Peter Jackson movies and the recent TV show. Where did the Entwives go after all?