A patron recently recommended this fascinating article by Eileen Wittig:
https://fee.org/articles/the-radicalism-of-reading/ (from FEE Foundation for Economic Education).
If you love to read, you'll enjoy this short history of how it evolved as a popular pastime. Believe it or not, there has been a lot of controversy over the years about the "evils" of reading! Here's an excerpt:
"Reading novels could even make a woman uppity and encourage her to disrupt the status quo – the horror! Some went even further, warning that reading novels would cause insanity and even death."
Thank goodness we are living in the 21st century! Read on and prosper!
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