The Coffee That Built the Modern WorldHow penny universities shaped our society by excluding women.

From the show

Hidden Architecture of Patriarchy

The origins of modern finance, politics, and journalism can be traced back to 17th-century English coffeehouses. For the price of a coffee, men gained access to information and networks that would define the future. This system, however, was built on exclusion. By barring women from these 'penny universities,' society denied them a role in shaping the institutions that govern our lives today, reinforcing their confinement to the private sphere.