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The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong
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Pregnancy had a major impact on women's roles throughout history, all the way up until the invention of the birth control pill in the 1950's. To a lesser degree, menstruation did as well, especially in societies which viewed that period as unclean.