The Feminine Irony: Women on Women in Early-nineteenth-century English LiteratureFairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1978 - 190 páginas |
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... position , for she writes in 1823 that " women must be educated to be companions to men , instead of playthings or servants . " 37 36 But the " leisured lady " was " the hallmark of conspicuous consumption , " and " the successful ...
... position , for she writes in 1823 that " women must be educated to be companions to men , instead of playthings or servants . " 37 36 But the " leisured lady " was " the hallmark of conspicuous consumption , " and " the successful ...
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... position of women is partly the cause , partly the effect , of their imperfect education . " He explains that " they are unfit for the duties of citizenship , because they are not trained for them ; they are not trained because they are ...
... position of women is partly the cause , partly the effect , of their imperfect education . " He explains that " they are unfit for the duties of citizenship , because they are not trained for them ; they are not trained because they are ...
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... position she has all the advantages and none of the disadvantages which she would have had if she became his wife . She has escaped the disgrace of being a divorcée . I am always surprised when a woman sacrifices her position by running ...
... position she has all the advantages and none of the disadvantages which she would have had if she became his wife . She has escaped the disgrace of being a divorcée . I am always surprised when a woman sacrifices her position by running ...
Contenido
PREFACE | 9 |
Ladies of Labor and Ladies of Leisure | 21 |
To Scrub the Floor or Dance upon | 47 |
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