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+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib.cbook as cbook
+import numpy as np
+
+with open("../../data/men") as f:
+    men = [float(x) for x in f.readlines()]
+
+with open("../../data/women") as f:
+    women = [float(x) for x in f.readlines()]
+
+men_stats = cbook.boxplot_stats(men)
+women_stats = cbook.boxplot_stats(women)
+
+fig = plt.figure(figsize=(6,4))
+
+# setup the figure and axes
+bpAx = fig.add_axes([0.05, 0.7, 0.4, 0.2])   # left, bottom, width, height:
+                                            # (adjust as necessary)
+histAx = fig.add_axes([0.05, 0.2, 0.4, 0.5]) # left specs should match and
+                                            # bottom + height on this line should
+                                            # equal bottom on bpAx line
+# plot stuff
+bpAx.bxp(men_stats, vert=False, flierprops={"marker": 'x'})
+histAx.hist(men, bins=100, color=[0.3, 0.3, 1])
+
+# confirm that the axes line up
+xlims = np.array([bpAx.get_xlim(), histAx.get_xlim()])
+for ax in [bpAx, histAx]:
+    ax.set_xlim([xlims.min(), xlims.max()])
+
+bpAx.set_xticklabels([])  # clear out overlapping xlabels
+bpAx.set_yticks([])  # don't need that 1 tick mark
+bpAx.set_title("Ages of actors")
+
+
+
+# setup the figure and axes
+bpAx = fig.add_axes([0.55, 0.7, 0.4, 0.2])   # left, bottom, width, height:
+                                            # (adjust as necessary)
+histAx = fig.add_axes([0.55, 0.2, 0.4, 0.5]) # left specs should match and
+                                            # bottom + height on this line should
+                                            # equal bottom on bpAx line
+# plot stuff
+bpAx.bxp(women_stats, vert=False, flierprops={"marker": 'x'})
+histAx.hist(women, bins=100, color='pink')
+
+# confirm that the axes line up
+xlims = np.array([bpAx.get_xlim(), histAx.get_xlim()])
+for ax in [bpAx, histAx]:
+    ax.set_xlim([xlims.min(), xlims.max()])
+
+bpAx.set_xticklabels([])  # clear out overlapping xlabels
+bpAx.set_yticks([])  # don't need that 1 tick mark
+bpAx.set_title("Ages of actresses")
+
+plt.show()