#oxfam books
Another teeny, tiny, two hundred year old book.
CONVERSATIONS ON THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS, 1809.
‘Fontenelle addresses female readers and suggests that the offered explanation should be easily understood even by those without scientific knowledge. This move has been praised by some modern feminist critics as admitting women’s intelligence in scientific matters’.
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We’re celebrating women authors in the shop today!
Of course, we celebrate them every day in the book shop, but today they get a little bit extra attention with a window display.
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“It is good to renew one’s wonder,” said the philosopher. “Space travel has again made children of us all.”
1946
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No one knows what she can do till she tries ; and though she looks so weakly, I believe there is some spirit in her.
52 Stories of Courage & Endeavour for Girls,
1901
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