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I was also shocked at ther marriage to the rather old man, thats old today, so I'm sure back then that had to be quite an old guy. I feel that Nellie is a perfect example of this New Woman, out embracing the world without a care or fear in the world, ready to tackle any man's job. Good for her. - Christine L | I was also shocked at ther marriage to the rather old man, thats old today, so I'm sure back then that had to be quite an old guy. I feel that Nellie is a perfect example of this New Woman, out embracing the world without a care or fear in the world, ready to tackle any man's job. Good for her. - Christine L | ||
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| + | Here are the things that I found interesting in this primary document--for such a daring New Woman she seems awfully dependent on the chivalry of men. Example, "I knew if my conduct was proper I should always find men ready to protect me." (7) So whether she had the outward trappings of the New Woman, she still thought in the same old traditional way that men are meant to protect women. Geez, we don't see that today at all...outward trappings of independence and the concurrent maintenance of a traditional outlook on the behavior of men...double standard much? -schang | ||
'''Bertha Palmer: The Fair Women, Chicago, 1893''' | '''Bertha Palmer: The Fair Women, Chicago, 1893''' | ||
