Category Archives: women

  1. Small Words, Fast Talking, and Bluestockings

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    February 5, 2025 by libroshombre

                Our public library possesses an enchanting array of rare and valuable books, but as John Lennon once said, “Possession …
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    Category: cats, collecting, collections, pubic libraries, women, word of the year, words | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  2. Covid, Euclid, and the Isle of Demons

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    September 24, 2020 by libroshombre

                A series of unfortunate events crippled my understanding of algebra, but geometry made sense, thanks to Pete Johnson, my …
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    Category: books, Canada, gender, geometry, mathematics, pandemic, public libraries, rare book libraries, rare books, translating, women | Tags: , , , , ,

  3. Messiness, Disgust, and Reproduction

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    February 1, 2016 by libroshombre

    Why do I find titles like “Rats, Exploding Sewers, and Demons of the Deep: The Hazards of Roman Sewers” completely …
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    Category: emotion, men, sexes, Uncategorized, women | Tags: , , ,

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