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mercuryblues

(15,417 posts)
6. If anything
Thu Feb 12, 2015, 10:08 AM
Feb 2015

the exact opposite would be more likely. Women often times had their husbands or male relative patent their inventions, because women were not allowed to. Even though the patent act changed that, many states did not allow women to hold property. Which made it impossible for a woman to get the patent, unless her husband paid.


Many women of that time period chose to use a male pen name to have their work taken more seriously. Usually it was not until after the books received critical acclaim did it become known the real author was a woman. So no, a male writing a book, giving it to a woman to publish, under a male pen name is too farfetched to believe. A man pretending to be a wonman, pretending to be a man.

Even Harper Lee. Her full name is Nelle Harper Lee. She dropped the Nelle in favor of the gender neutral Harper. Which is most likely why her book was taken seriously and published.

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I thought so too shenmue Feb 2015 #1
There was a discussion on the Diane Rehm show today which I found insulting and snobby. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #2
I have the same impression, brer cat Feb 2015 #3
I've seen more than one like that ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #4
Everything you just wrote JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #7
Yes marym625 Feb 2015 #5
If anything mercuryblues Feb 2015 #6
Good point . . . S.E. Hinton was another one JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #8
Charlotte Bronte mercuryblues Feb 2015 #9
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