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spread to Eastern Europe and to Asian, African, and Further Reading
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many historians from these parts of the world are edu-
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whelming inﬂuence within women’s and gender history A cross-cultural perspective. Journal of Women’s History, 7(4), 82–94.
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Special awareness is needed when studying culturally
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becomes especially important to distinguish between
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any period, and in any society or region. Women’s and
gender history yields a wealth of new knowledge about the
global past.There is a lot to gain by exploring this ﬁeld of
world history—and a lot to lose from not doing so.
Ida Blom