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Ancient Women Did Majority of Manual Labor, Were Stronger Than Modern Athletes

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https://www.geek.com/science/science-say...s-1724551/

EXCERPT: We get new evidence showing that ancient women weren’t just tough and strong, but that they were absolutely badass all the time. Today, though, a new study shows that ancient women had to deal with a disproportionate amount of the manual labor — in stark contrast to the general assumption that women were demure or weak or shirked manual labor in favor of household tasks. No, no, no, no. Basically, every assumption you have about women in the ancient world is wrong. And not only that, but the study shows that these women were tougher and stronger than even elite women athletes today....

MORE: https://www.geek.com/science/science-say...s-1724551/
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Syne Offline
"If someone tells you women are naturally weak or that they don’t know how to throw down, politely refer them to the actual science and lay those myths to rest."

Most people would accurately say that women are naturally weaker than men. This article seems like a bit of a straw man. I mean, does anyone really rate the strength of women in a vacuum, without any comparison to that of men? I seriously doubt it. They're called the "weaker sex", not the "weak sex". Rolleyes
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