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The Man Who Pioneered Libraries and Sexual Harassment

Behind the Bastards

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Dewey's Sexual Harassment

In 1905, Dewey sexually harasses and physically goes after four different female ALA members on a cruise ship. The racism that kind of gets baked into the Dewey decimal system that's in his head is not exceptional for his time. This level to which he sexually harassed women is seen by his peers as exceptional and unsettling. That in the 1800s. We can't vote. And other dudes are being like, this guy is really not, this is not okay.

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