Wrong Side of History

Wrong Side of History

The Revolution of Rising Female Expectations

The higher women go, the more unjust it feels

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Ed West
Feb 09, 2022
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The Revolution of Rising Expectations is a common phenomenon in history. Crane Brinton’s 1938 study The Anatomy of Revolution highlighted the commonalities found in England, America, France and Russia before their respective revolutions (thanks to Aidan Barrett’s comment for this).

In America, of course, with an empty continent available for the distress…

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