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Women as STEM
"“Simulated females illuminate the slippery nature of the uncanny and capture how women's cultural identities have undergone remarkable fluidity and change.” -Julie Wosk, “My Fair Ladies: Female Robots, Androids, and Other Artificial Eves (2015.)”
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By DBRL_SkylerF
"Early in the morning of October 9, 1776--in the small farming community of Cumberland, Rhode Island, in a house surrounded by cherry trees--twenty-three-year-old Jemima Wilkinson died, and the Public Universal Friend was born. Old Cherry...
Ren Yu is a swimmer. Her daily life starts and ends with the pool. Her teammates are her only friends. Her coach, her guiding light. If she swims well enough, she will be scouted, get a scholarship, go to a good school. Her parents will love her....
"Where do you get an abortion in 1960 Georgia, especially if the town midwife goes to the same church as your parents? For seventeen-year-old Doris Steele, the answer is Atlanta, where her favorite teacher, Mrs. Lucas, calls upon her brash,...
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Parasocial Studies
"The Cambridge Dictionary's 2025 word of the year was "parasocial," defined as the one sided relationship felt between one person and someone famous or out of reach. These books explore the role of obsession, fandom, fame and technology in cultivat..."
By DBRL_SkylerF
