A Biographical Apology to Women
(Admiral) Robert Fitzroy was the captain of the Beagle,
the renowned ship upon which Charles Darwin embarked
in the years that he formulated his theory of evolution.
Fitzroy was a product of his time and circumstance -
offended readers should think "humankind" when encountering
such a phrase and think nothing more of it.
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