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57: “Do More Crosswords!” The Sexual Politics of Language feat. Anna Shechtman

Ordinary Unhappiness

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Exploring the Simplified Spelling Board's efforts to simplify English words and orthographies for efficiency and cost savings, led by influential figures like Andrew Carnegie, while contrasting their homosocial conservatism with women's more diverse and playful language innovations.

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