The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays, Vol. 1 (of 2) by E. Lynn Linton

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Author Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn), 1822-1898
Title The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Contents The girl of the period -- Modern mothers -- Paying one's shot -- What is woman's work? -- Little women -- Ideal women -- Pinchbeck -- Affronted womanhood -- Feminine affectations -- Interference -- The fashionable woman -- Sleeping dogs -- Beauty and brains -- Nymphs -- Mésalliances -- Weak sisters -- Pinching shoes -- Superior beings -- Feminine amenities -- Grim females -- Mature sirens -- Pumpkins -- Widows -- Dolls -- Charming women -- Apron-strings -- Fine feelings -- Sphinxes -- Flirting -- Scramblers -- Flattery -- La femme passée -- Spoilt women -- Dovecots -- Bored husbands.
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Language English
LoC Class HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
Subject Women
Subject Girls
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EBook-No. 41735
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