A fascinating and sometimes humorous glimpse into the lives of 150 19th-century American women who refused to whittle themselves down to the Victorian model of proper womanhood. 50-black-and-white photos.
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The other side of the Victorian Lady...Terrific reference!,
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This review is from: Wild Women: Crusaders, Curmudgeons, and Completely Corsetless Ladies in the Otherwise Virtuous Victorian Era (Paperback)
I found this book fascinating, a quick sometimes shocking read. A feminist eye-opener with short, readable, to-the-point anecdotes of unconventional women's lives from primary sources. Also if you love historical romance, you will definitely love this book. ~Gaelen Foley, author of PRINCESS
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I don't know what I expected but this is an extremely witty book. But it's also a very wise book. Stephens has written dozens and dozens of wonderful essays on some very remarkable women. I loved them all, but somehow I found myself lingering among those Controversial Curers and Ingenious Invalids! I must identify! Oh, dear, but then again, Charlotte Gilman Perkins is there, so what can I say? There are funny details, interesting facts, nice photographs and even quotes that will make your days pass by in sober reflection. Don't let the wit overwhelm the sober. A wonderful edition for ALL collections on women in history. Now if only I could get my hands on one of Lydia Pinkham's cure for PMS! You can find her grave online too. She was a marvel!
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wonderful collection,
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I think this book is great....wonderful photos, interesting facts from ladies from the Victorian Era (which is a time in history, not a place or country) Great buy for fun women and history buffs!
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Galloping through the California desert one sultry day with poet Joaquin Miller, mysterious, mystical Adah Menken suddenly dismounted and flung herself to the ground. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, San Francisco, Civil War, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, White House, Wall Street, East Coast, Ruth Hall, The Awakening, United States, Abraham Lincoln, Babe Bean, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lillian Russell, Nevada City, Seneca Falls, South Dakota, Union Army, Virginia City, Anna Shaw, Annie Oakley, Belva Lockwood, Madame Moustache, Mountain Charley, Nathaniel Hawthorne New!
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Galloping through the California desert one sultry day with poet Joaquin Miller, mysterious, mystical Adah Menken suddenly dismounted and flung herself to the ground. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, San Francisco, Civil War, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, White House, Wall Street, East Coast, Ruth Hall, The Awakening, United States, Abraham Lincoln, Babe Bean, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lillian Russell, Nevada City, Seneca Falls, South Dakota, Union Army, Virginia City, Anna Shaw, Annie Oakley, Belva Lockwood, Madame Moustache, Mountain Charley, Nathaniel Hawthorne New!
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- Awful Disclosures by Maria Monk on page 202, page 203, and Back Matter
- Nurse and Spy in the Union Army by S. Emma E. Edmonds on page 98, and Back Matter
- Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battlefields by S. Emma E. Edmonds on page 98, and Back Matter
- The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman on page 156, and Back Matter
- The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories (Classic, 60s) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman on page 156, and Back Matter
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- Roar Softly and Carry a Great Lipstick: 28 Women Writers on Life, Sex, and Survival by Autumn Stephens in Back Matter
- Glam Girl: High Praise for the High-Maintenance Woman (Lazy Susan Guide) by Suji Meswani in Back Matter
- Geeky Girl: Straight Scoop on the Well-Rounded Square (Lazy Susan Guides) by Suji Meswani in Back Matter
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