19th-Century Women Shatter The Demure Stereotype In This Recovered Newspaper Article

Lady Experience

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One woman using the nickname “Experience” submitted an answer. “Like other animals of the omnivorous species,” she wrote, “you can best win their gratitude through their stomachs — but the mischievous species… can never be relied upon.” Lady Experience didn’t win. But she was one of many entrants.