A Past Lover's Traits: Ancient 'Science'How a debunked theory was used to control women.
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Historically Bad AdviceDiscover telegony, a theory once championed by thinkers like Aristotle, which claimed a woman's body could pass a former partner's traits to another man's child. This widely accepted 'fact' had profound social implications for centuries. We explore how the idea was formally disproven in the late 19th century with the rise of modern genetics, which confirmed that only biological parents contribute to a child's DNA.
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