A shadow society, ignored or denied. Mutual support networks among the disempowered. Role models and fans. Petting and kisses. Half of women.
Tag: 19th century
The first two diary entries, which describe the arrival of a feral girl at the cliff-house.
As we had no lessons to-day, and had only to care for yesterday’s catch, Clara and I used the time to attend to our journals. We have to-day made a…
Entry 168: Ellen collects heating stones with Clara
Shunned by Victorian society at every turn, the residents of a cliff-top boarding house build a society of their own.
Intense and passionate friendships among women in the 19th century were considered normal and healthy. This was, of course, before the spectre of homosexuality ruined everything.
A fictional account of life at Vassar College at the turn of the 20th century
A fictional account of life at Vassar College at the turn of the 20th century
This 1898 article is meant to make smashing sound unattractive.