1. The "Ideal" Woman
The "Ideal" Woman Throughout history women have been bombarded with unattainable expectations, and the nineteenth century made no effort to stray from this continuum. ... Which potentially led them to have the more moral, God abiding image, that was so attractive for an ideal woman. ... Lastly, domesticity, referred to with modesty as "the woman belongs in the kitchen" syndrome. ... Southern women's lives were also very different than the ideal woman's life. ... However, they were still able to maintain the duties that a woman was supposed to uphold in society for her fa...
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