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Letter: A stitch in time

Published 12 November 2014

From Claire East

I was very interested to read the article on innovations that have shaped the evolution of the human species. But one very necessary ingredient seemed to be missing: women.

Your front cover showed the stereotypical male hunter-gatherer and the graphics throughout were clearly male. The only picture to include a woman relegated her to being a passive onlooker while the man held centre stage.
Haddington, East Lothian, UK

Issue no. 2995 published 15 November 2014

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