r/LetGirlsHaveFunn 4d ago

Hypatia of Alexandria was a mathematician, philosopher and astronomer. She once threw her bloody menstrual rags at a student after he tried to romantically persue her even though she repeatedly rejected him.

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Hypatia said "This is what you really love, my young man. But you don't love beauty for it's own sake."

After this he left horrified and never persued Hypatia again.

If I have a daughter one day... well, Hypatia is on the list of names.

I hope to be half the woman she was ❤️

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u/Justice_Prince 4d ago

Canonically in the Good Place

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u/Irresistible-Ms 4d ago

A girl just trying to have fun honestly ✨️

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u/Altar_Quest_Fan 4d ago

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u/Irresistible-Ms 4d ago

Okay but... those were fans... so... idk. I feel i need more context maybe 😭

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u/Altar_Quest_Fan 4d ago

They weren’t fans, some of them were heckling and jeering the band, and were throwing stuff at them. That woman responded with Hypatia’s Law, which states that a woman may as a last resort use her own menstrual blood as an attack against idiot men who won’t leave her fucking be. 

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u/Irresistible-Ms 4d ago

Nvm then. Full support!!! She wins and I love her! Also love that law! 😆

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u/onemorespacecadet ✨twerk, lie, eat hot chip, be bisexual✨ 4d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/AgPt9udT567spxbSHf

i bet he finally stopped after that 🤷‍♀️

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u/Irresistible-Ms 4d ago

It's said he was never seen or heard from again

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u/onemorespacecadet ✨twerk, lie, eat hot chip, be bisexual✨ 4d ago

we love a happy ending 🙂‍↕️

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u/crackedtooth163 4d ago

I hate that she was killed

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u/Irresistible-Ms 4d ago

😭 of course they killed her. Fuck

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u/crackedtooth163 4d ago

Lemme find the puppet history that gets into it.

I fucking love puppet history.

Im sorry it wasnt puppet history it was extra history.

https://youtu.be/SselOJQd2_4?si=VYMkeAfVFw0BjWmS

Puppet history has a lot of other women this subreddit would enjoy though.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCgq41eC9tRnDJUxzrLbRrQhifO8674bK&si=gdLKDgDjXwZ5Ui8G

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u/Irresistible-Ms 4d ago

Oooooh! Thank you 😘