Yes you’ve seen a million of these already but the rise of #NotAllMen after this tragic death has me so angry

Anyone even *thinking* this: get over yourself & reflect. No one is saying that ALL men are predators. But somehow no woman is ever quite free of them? 🧵 I've fallen asleep on *my own sofa* in *my own house* & woken up in the night to find a visiting ’friend’ with his hand down my pants. He protested he thought I was awake & letting him do it (?!)

Since then I'm not comfortable being sleepy on my own sofa with guests over

A moment, please, for Mary Edwards 👑

In 1734 she was so pissed off about her husband wasting her fortune that she destroyed all evidence of the marriage & publicly declared their son to be illegitimate – by embracing disgrace she regained control of her whopping inheritance Here is the family – and dog – in 1733, also painted by her friend William Hogarth.

For the benefit of this extraordinary story it is also worth noting that her husband was called ANNE – a rather cringey attempt by his parents to court the favour of Queen Anne 👶

Because this gives me joy, some pets in the 1911 census (cty @genesreunited)

🐕Roger the Airedale Terrier. Born in Keighley & living in Dulwich, his marital status was uncertain but he was supposed to have 'something over 100' children @genesreunited 🐈 Tomcat Tobit Crackitt of Birkenhead, who did not let the infirmity of being 'speechless' hold him back in life. Married with 16 children, he had a successful career as a professional mousecatcher & thief

Please allow me to introduce the unfortunate crew of the Dryad (1828), courtesy of its surgeon, who clearly wanted to be a writer

1. 28-year-old James Connor, boatswain's mate, who accidentally stabbed himself in the penis while messing about in front of his mates 2. 25-year-old John Irving, an irritable assistant surgeon, who developed a fever after indulging in ‘shore excursions & Picnic Parties where Prudence did not always preside’ & falling into a pond 💦🤒

Well if I was an 18th-century sailor hell-bent on revenge & had to give a pseudonym I'm pretty sure this is the kind of thing I'd come up with too Actually let's face it, when tasked with creating an alias who amongst us would immediately go for something like Jeremiah Cockrodger