Suffer and be still
by Martha Vicinus
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How do the Victorian ideals of womanhood explored in this collection manifest in subtle ways in modern society today?
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In what ways did the physical expectations and domestic confinement of nineteenth-century women serve to uphold patriarchal power structures?
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Which of the feminine stereotypes discussed in the essays surprised you the most, and why do you think it was so effective in controlling women's lives a century ago?
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