littlebrowndog this one is great.
My annoyance comes from the poster’s comment “let them be remembered for what they did” and it’s the “let them” that bothers me because the implication is clear: someone needs to give permission for women to be remembered for what they did, who they were, as though we remember them first for being women and then for their accomplishments.
I don’t fault the poster. This language of “let women do this” and “let women do that” is insidious. Deeply ingrained, especially when speaking of any minority group (which we are not, but we are treated as).
I do realise this is my particular bugbear, and thank you for highlighting this piece honouring this person’s achievements.