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Back in ancient Rome, though, they didn’t like women having jobs at all. In fact, almost the only women who had jobs in Rome were the women who stood in front of brothels looking for customers. The Latin for standing in front of things is pro-stitutio. It was a way of earning a living, almost the only one for a girl,
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
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