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The Rise of the New Women

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Lexi

In Faderman’s reading, she details the creation and rise of New Women. Throughout the chapter she describes the New Women in the late nineteenth century as educated, middle class, white women who chose to be unmarried and work. There were … Continue reading →

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Invisible Lesbians

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Kyle

Throughout history the inability of men to understand women has led to a misconstrued understanding of female sexuality and forces women into solely including women within their circles. This was exceptionally evident in the Victorian era where women were expected … Continue reading →

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Why Passionate Relationships Between Women were Encouraged

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Lexi

In Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present by Lillian Faderman, Faderman brings up the idea of romantic friendships between females, which demonstrate that the social world encouraged passionate relationships … Continue reading →

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Who Run The World? (Not Girls, Apparently)

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Kayla

Through Aeschines’ words in his prosecution against Timarchus, one can gather a lot about the status and roles of women in Athenian society at this time. First of all, the whole purpose of Aeschines’ speech is to disenfranchise Timarchus and … Continue reading →

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