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A Paradoxical Woman

The question is why she would propose to him. Helen Rosen Woodward sure had strong opinions. She made a way for herself in the world of advertizing when most of her female co-workers at the office were...

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On Hating Housework or Do Women Complain More Than Men?

I always read about 19th century publications for women and their mix of complaints and elevating talk about housework and the role of women. By now we can all agree that washing clothes by hand must...

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An Ideal Woman and Why We Hate Her

Oh, don’t you look so smug in your perfection! “. . . she carried out her duties as mistress of a small family with ‘piety, patience, frugality and industry’. Moreover, ‘… her ardent and unceasing flow...

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