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Nissa Tolton

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    • Dreaming
    • LGBTQ
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    • Political
    • Surveillance
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  • Books
    • 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: smashing

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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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  • Historical
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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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