Academia and the media have generally tried to prove that the self-made man is a myth: Biographers have scoured the life of that poster boy for the self-made man, Benjamin Franklin, to find instances ...

NEW YORK — The only time Norah Vincent was ever accused of being too feminine was when people thought she was a man. And when she bound her breasts, wore a pressed blue suit, a fake penis and faux ...

Why do men find it so hard to connect with other people, and their own emotions? Credit...Photo illustration by Alex Merto Supported by By Parul Sehgal Where are we exactly, in this deathless debate ...

Why are men always trying to prove their masculinity? At least some of theblame may date back to 1832, when Senator Henry Clay declared the United States "a nation of self-made men." That seemingly ...

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