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This Happened - February 6: Birth Of A Jamaican Icon

On this day in 1945, Bob Marley was born. He is considered one of the most influential musicians of all time.

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Who is Bob Marley?

Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician who was the most widely known performer of reggae music.

What is Bob Marley known for?

Known for his rastafarian faith, this singer-songwriter was one of the pioneers of reggae.

He quickly became a household name known for being a global symbol of Jamaican music and an advocate for legalized marijuana.

How did Bob Marley die?

Though Bob Marley died from cancer in 1981 at age 36, he made a huge mark on music across the world.


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Mapping The Patriarchy: Where Nine Out Of 10 Streets Are Named After Men

The Mapping Diversity platform examined maps of 30 cities across 17 European countries, finding that women are severely underrepresented in the group of those who name streets and squares. The one (unsurprising) exception: The Virgin Mary.

Photo of Via della Madonna dei Monti in Rome, Italy.

Via della Madonna dei Monti in Rome, Italy.

Eugenia Nicolosi

ROME — The culture at the root of violence and discrimination against women is not taught in school, but is perpetuated day after day in the world around us: from commercial to cultural products, from advertising to toys. Even the public spaces we pass through every day, for example, are almost exclusively dedicated to men: war heroes, composers, scientists and poets are everywhere, a constant reminder of the value society gives them.

For the past few years, the study of urban planning has been intertwined with that of feminist toponymy — the study of the importance of names, and how and why we name things.

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