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Friday 13 March 2020

Ringing Out The Patriarchy

The history of the names of bells
in The Churches of England
is a small lesson in patriarchy, in itself.

Big Ben, Little John, and Great Peter
are among the many famous bells with names.
Find several more churches/named bells here.

When the first Christian Church bell
is christened with a female name
will it push the virus off the top of the headlines?
It should how patriarchy is nearly as old
as some of the oldest diseases,
and some might say nearly as toxic.


    

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