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Page 12
The lot of the spinster was unenviable . Unless she had property , she was forced
to live out her life as unpaid household help in the home of one of her male
relatives . She enjoyed none of the respect and authority of a married or widowed
...
The lot of the spinster was unenviable . Unless she had property , she was forced
to live out her life as unpaid household help in the home of one of her male
relatives . She enjoyed none of the respect and authority of a married or widowed
...
Page 34
The New York Courier and Enquirer cautioned , “ Nothing could sooner break
down our respect for woman ” than the attempt to shed her fashionable costume
of fifteen pounds of whalebone , bustles , petticoats , and heavy skirts .
The New York Courier and Enquirer cautioned , “ Nothing could sooner break
down our respect for woman ” than the attempt to shed her fashionable costume
of fifteen pounds of whalebone , bustles , petticoats , and heavy skirts .
Page 44
The speakers , all men , complained that teachers were regarded without any
respect and that their wages were beneath subsistence level . Susan B . Anthony
attempted for half an hour to gain the floor . Then finally , with a condescending ...
The speakers , all men , complained that teachers were regarded without any
respect and that their wages were beneath subsistence level . Susan B . Anthony
attempted for half an hour to gain the floor . Then finally , with a condescending ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |
Gender on Campus: Issues for College Women Sharon Gmelch,Marcie Heffernan Stoffer,Jody Lynn Yetzer Limited preview - 1998 |