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Nissa Tolton

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    • Salt Island DiariesShunned by Victorian society at every turn, these women build a society of their own
    • Good-Bye HarajukuLove, speed, capitalism, and post-truth
    • Principle of FlocksHistorical romance, time-travel, and the metaverse
    • Titcomb’s LettersVery particular advice to young people, from 1858 onward.
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Tag: 19th century

Victorian Women were Smashing
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  • Historical
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Victorian Women were Smashing

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 20 July 202111 July 2022

A shadow society, ignored or denied. Mutual support networks among the disempowered. Role models and fans. Petting and kisses. Half of women.

The Wolf of Cape Ann
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  • Salt Island Diaries

The Wolf of Cape Ann

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 16 July 202127 May 2025

The first two diary entries, which describe the arrival of a feral girl at the cliff-house.

  • Salt Island Diaries

26 Sept 1847

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 25 June 202127 May 2025

the halls of power are for trumpets, not for whispers

8 July 1847
  • Salt Island Diaries

8 July 1847

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 24 June 202124 February 2024

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…

5 March 1848
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  • Salt Island Diaries

5 March 1848

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 10 June 202117 March 2025

Entry 168: Ellen collects heating stones with Clara

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  • Salt Island Diaries

Salt Island Diaries Back Cover

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 2 May 202130 July 2023

Shunned by Victorian society at every turn, the residents of a cliff-top boarding house build a society of their own.

  • Historical
  • LGBTQ

Smashing: Women’s Relationships before the Fall

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 1 June 197923 July 2023

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.

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  • Elinor's College Career
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Elinor’s College Career

  • Julia Schwarz
  • 1 June 19062 July 2024

A fictional account of life at Vassar College at the turn of the 20th century

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  • Elinor's College Career
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Elinor’s Freshman Year

  • Julia Schwarz
  • 1 June 190625 January 2022

A fictional account of life at Vassar College at the turn of the 20th century

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  • Historical
  • LGBTQ

The Intense Friendships of Girls

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 1 July 189830 June 2023

This 1898 article is meant to make smashing sound unattractive.

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