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In 1911, Kanno Sugako was executed for her role in a plot to bomb the emperor. She advocated for gender equality and overturning the political hierarchy as a means to do it. What was the state of contemporary socialist and anarcha-feminist thought, and who were some influential predecessors?

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Was the Magna Carta "resurrected" after 400 years of relative obscurity by Edward Coke?

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What is the history of engageantes/false sleeves in women's fashion during the 18th and 19th centuries?

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What reasons did the Qing dynasty give for rejecting proposals to legalize and tax the opium trade prior to the First Opium War?

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[Historicity and Historiography] Are there any interesting cases of having more historical evidence for a total nobody than a more famous contemporary?

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In 1911, Kanno Sugako was executed for her role in a plot to bomb the emperor. She advocated for gender equality and overturning the political hierarchy as a means to do it. What was the state of contemporary socialist and anarcha-feminist thought, and who were some influential predecessors?	186
Was the Magna Carta "resurrected" after 400 years of relative obscurity by Edward Coke?	20
What is the history of engageantes/false sleeves in women's fashion during the 18th and 19th centuries?	8
What reasons did the Qing dynasty give for rejecting proposals to legalize and tax the opium trade prior to the First Opium War?	2
[Historicity and Historiography] Are there any interesting cases of having more historical evidence for a total nobody than a more famous contemporary?	1