Dr. Steven Novella
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So who was Jonas Hanway?
This guy's an interesting character.
He is associated with the umbrella and around that time, 1750, and
But he was the first man in London to use an umbrella in public because umbrellas were considered to be a feminine accoutrement, right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
And this guy's like, screw that.
I'm going to carry an umbrella and cover myself in the rain.
And he was mocked.
He was mocked for that ruthlessly.
But everyone else was wet.
Exactly.
But he was dry.
That's right.
And he eventually changed the behavior, changed the culture so that it became acceptable for men to use umbrellas in public.
Thank you.
Wow.
Yeah.
Now, I'm interested in this guy because he also had a lot of opinions.
And some good, some not so good.