Suffer and Be Still: Women in the Victorian Age - Couverture souple

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9780253201683: Suffer and Be Still: Women in the Victorian Age

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ISBN 10 : 0253201683 ISBN 13 : 9780253201683

Editeur : Indiana University Press, 1973

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Suffer and be Still The ideal woman of the Victorian era was a combination of sexual innocence, conspicuous consumption, and worship of the family hearth - with marriage and procreation being a woman's only function. This title presents a collection of ten essays which document the feminine stereotypes that Victorian women fought against, but only partially defeated. Full description

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First published in 1972, this book contains a collection of ten essays that document the feminine stereotypes that women fought against, and only partially erased, a hundred years ago. In an introductory essay, Martha Vicinus describes the perfect Victorian lady, showing that the ideal was a combination of sexual innocence, conspicuous consumption and worship of the family hearth. Indeed, this model in some form was the ideal of all classes as the perfect lady’s only functions were marriage and procreation. The text offers a valuable insight into Victorian culture and society.

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