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B0C5PGNP8J M4B@64 kbps English | ASIN: B0C5PGNP8J | 2024 | 8 hours and 18 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 238 MB Author: Anna Shechtman Narrator: Anna Shechtman In this fascinating work-part memoir, part cultural analysis-she excavates the hidden history of the crossword and the overlooked women who have been central to its creation and evolution, from the "Crossword Craze" of the 1920s to the role of digital technology today. As she tells the story of her own experience in the CrossWorld, she analyzes the roles assigned to women in American culture, the boxes they've been allowed to fill, and the ways that they've used puzzles to negotiate the constraints and play of desire under patriarchy. The result is an unforgettable and engrossing work of art, a loving and revealing homage to one of our most treasured, entertaining, and ultimately political pastimes.