Do you remember the time when, if you wanted to prevent pregnancy, your best hopes were abstinence, prayer, or douching with Lysol? (Hell, yes, it burned.) When your doctor was forbidden by law to give you information on how to prevent pregnancy (even if you were a married woman, and begging for it)? When countless…
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Anaïs Nin: Great Sluts of History
Anaïs Nin, born in France on February 21, 1903, was as female as a cat in heat – and, judging by her writing, she frequently felt like one (not that there’s anything wrong with that). Her full name was Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell. “We don’t see things how they are,…
Catherine the Great: Great Sluts of History
Ask most people what they know about Catherine the Great of Russia, and somebody is gonna trot out the horse story. Yes, Catherine loved to ride horses. Yes, she liked riding horses enough to contrive split skirts and a trick sidesaddle, so that she could ride out “like a lady,” and once away from the…
Hwang Jini: Great Sluts of History
Was Hwang Jini the Lady Gaga of 16th Century Korea? At a time when most women (and men) throughout the world were illiterate, she became famous throughout her country for her beauty, intellect, dancing, and poetry. Jini (Hwang being her family name) lived from about c. 1500-1560, during the reign of King Jungjong. In English,…
Betty White: Great Sluts of History
Question: “When you were growing up, did you always want to be in show business?”
Betty: “As far back as I can remember, I wanted to be either a forest ranger or a zookeeper. The problem was, back then a girl wasn’t allowed to be either one.”