6 years later, on the 18th of August 1926, an announcement appeared in the Orkney Herald for the release of 'Women: An Inquiry', an essay exploring gender differences by Willa Muir, wife of Orcadian poet Edwin Muir. Hoorah!
Willa Muir in 1967 - negative no. L818/2
On the 18th of August 2012, the archive staff found this terrifying piece in the 1905 Orcadian entitled '2s Every Girl Should Learn'
Thank goodness the female archive staff were not living in 1905, for we can admit to very few of these attributes. We do respect old age, (as an archive we revere it), and we sweep away some of the cobwebs and we of course read only the best of books (Does Games of Thrones count?) and steer away from trashy literature (Does Game of Thrones count?)
But we are not taking active exercise for anyone.
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