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Ever get the *ahem* sneaking suspicion that women do way more work than they're given credit for? Well, it's true: and #ThanksForTyping proves it in more ways than one.
The hashtag has been trending on Twitter this week, with people sharing the stories of women who painstakingly typed out the work of their academic male relatives for little to no acknowledgement.
In some cases, women even edited entire volumes, only to receive a credit along the lines of "thanks to my sweet wife."
Check it out. It f*cking sucks.
She is not a co-author on the book. And check out that date. (I have been mad about this for 5 years.) #ThanksForTyping @bruceholsinger http://pic.twitter.com/8KtDsC4Sm2
Laura Ansley (@lmansley) March 26, 2017
a quarter of a million words. #ThanksForTyping http://pic.twitter.com/ZPecTCNVFp
Bruce Holsinger (@bruceholsinger) March 27, 2017
I note that #notallmaleacademics I know have a"typing wife" BUT fully ZERO female academics I know have a"typing husband" #ThanksForTyping
Jen Mustapha (@JenMustapha) March 29, 2017
Do not disturb Daddy while he is writing his chapters. #ThanksForTyping http://pic.twitter.com/sR0ImDufFF
Bruce Holsinger (@bruceholsinger) March 27, 2017
We also type our own manuscripts and thank...well...ourselves. #ThanksForTyping
Jacci Pillar (@Scribeandcomic) March 30, 2017
she rewrote parts#ThanksForTyping http://pic.twitter.com/M1tsrL8Ohc
Bruce Holsinger (@bruceholsinger) March 27, 2017
Zaller (1992) without 1st wife ideas book wouldn't exist, thanks the 2nd wife for working on manuscript without headaches #ThanksForTyping http://pic.twitter.com/lOdGiznUKg
Aleksandra Sojka (@AleSojka) March 29, 2017
"especially a student who does not have a wife who can type"#ThanksForTyping http://pic.twitter.com/Bfycsg4Xmc
Bruce Holsinger (@bruceholsinger) March 30, 2017
This wife didn't work that hard on her husband's brilliant magnum opus. Not hard at all. #ThanksForTyping http://pic.twitter.com/Qs4CJ1FBr0
Bruce Holsinger (@bruceholsinger) March 27, 2017
Now, this particular viral hashtag was started by Bruce Holsinger, an author and professor at the University of Virginia. And it's great work indeed.
However and this is telling he is not the first person to explore how academics acknowledge spousal contributions to their work.
Yup, you guessed it: women have been speaking to this issue for years. Twitter was quick to point to writer and historian Alexis Coe, who has been writing on the subject since 2013.
so apparently a woman (@AlexisCoe) has been writing about this for years but yall only noticed when a man wrote about it http://pic.twitter.com/4W39dSlheq
Lisa McIntire (@LisaMcIntire) March 29, 2017
Oh look, she's been writing about this since 2013: https://t.co/pCIhWKztku
Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzle) March 29, 2017
It's a worthwhile reminder to be mindful about who we allow to be the primary voice of a viral issue. Sure, a hashtag makes for easy dissemination and opens the floor to many voices but we'd also do well to acknowledge the originators of ideas. Especially when we're trying to give women their due.
All together, now! Give. Women. Credit.
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