Anise Strong, Associate Professor of History at Western Michigan University, is offering her Prostitutes and Matrons in the Roman World (Strong, Cambridge, 2016), paperback copy, inscribed with the Roman obscenity of the donor's choice. It will be accompanied by 2 dozen homemade peanut blossom ("boobie") cookies or an alternative of your choice, should you dislike peanut butter or chocolate.
She's going the extra mile to get your bids because in her own words:
"The WCC and related groups have always been about support and community. Now, more than ever, our colleagues and students need a little bit of help to keep going - and if I can share knowledge and sweets along the way, so much the better!"
BID MATCH ALERT: TWO anonymous fans of Matrons and Prostitutes combined forces and will match the winning bid up to $90 total!
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