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Hypathia & Lady Godiva

Hypatia Charles William Mitchell

Hypathia, by Charles William Mitchell. 1855.

Hypatia (c370-415) is a mathematician, who died of being dragged naked by Christians.

painting of a naked lady on horse

Lady Godiva, by John Collier , (1850-1934).

Lady Godiva is a leged of England, of a beautiful girl who rode naked thru town as a plea for her husband to abolish hideous taxes.

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