For thousands of years, servants and slaves–or in lesser households, wives and daughters–were stuck with the same pestles and sieves, with few innovations. This technological stagnation reflects a harsh truth. There was very little interest in attempting to save labor when the labor in question was not your own.

For thousands of years, servants and slaves–or in lesser households, wives and daughters–were stuck with the same pestles and sieves, with few innovations. This technological stagnation reflects a harsh truth. There was very little interest in attempting to save labor when the labor in question was not your own.

– Bee Wilson –

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