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Sub Section: As A Wife and Mother
"Marriage signified a woman's maturity and respectability, but motherhood was confirmation that she had entered the world of womanly virtue and female fulfillment."
 
 
Article Name: Status Of A Married Woman In American Society 1898
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03/25/2007

 
Transcriber:

Miriam Medina

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Article Name: Daily Life Of An Ambitious Women 1902
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03/25/2007

 
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Miriam Medina

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Article Name: For Better, For Worse 1906  Englishwoman vs American Women
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03/25/2007

 
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Miriam Medina

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Article Name: The Englishwoman At Home 1893
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03/25/2007

 
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Miriam Medina

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Web Link: Frigid Victorian Women?
Date Posted:

03/25/2007

 
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Bygone Days

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Web Link: The Degradation of Married Women in the Victorian Era
Date Posted:

03/25/2007

 
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Lady Geraldine's Courtship

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Web Link: Victorian Women's Health Issues
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03/25/2007

 
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Ladies of Reenacting

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Web Link: Ideals Of Womanhood In Victorian Britain As Wife and Mother
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03/25/2007

 
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BBC.com

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Web Link: A Whisper To A Newly Married Pair
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03/25/2007

 
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Victoriana.com

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Web Link: The History of Midwifery and Childbirth In America: A Timeline
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03/25/2007

 
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Midwifery Today

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Web Link: Diet and Drinks of Nursing Women by Jno. Stainback Wilson, M.D. 1860
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03/25/2007

 
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Victoriana.com

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Web Link: Is The Red Nose From the Corset or From the Liquor?
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03/25/2007

 
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Victoriana.com

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Web Link: A Woman's Life
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03/25/2007

 
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Victoria's Past

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Sub Section: As A Socialite
The women of society would take their social obligations seriously attending weddings, balls, dinners and private receptions, as well as making the necessary calls on friends and relatives. Among these women , there were a few that were socially ambitious, such as the famous Mrs. Astor, who was indeed the social arbitrator of the Gilded Age.  Her annual Astor Ball was the pivotal highlight of New York social life.
 
 
Web Link: Jennie Jerome Churchill (1854-1921)
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03/25/2007

 
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Wikipedia.org

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Web Link: Bertha Honore Palmer  Socialite
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03/25/2007

 
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Wikipedia

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Web Link: Isabella Stewart Gardner  Socialite & Art Collector
Date Posted:

03/25/2007

 
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Bartleby.com

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Web Link: Alice Roosevelt Longworth
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03/25/2007

 
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Essortment.com

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Web Link: Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor  Socialite
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03/25/2007

 
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Wikipedia.com

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Web Link: Julia Gardiner Tyler-Society Lady
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03/25/2007

 
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Wikipedia.com

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Web Link: Alva Ertskin Smith Vanderbilt Belmont
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03/25/2007

 
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xroads.virginia.edu

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Web Link: Edith Wharton
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03/25/2007

 
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Geocities.com

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Web Link: Theresa Fair Oelrichs
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03/25/2007

 
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xroads.virginia.edu

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Web Link: Mary Ann (Mamie) Fish Socialite
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03/25/2007

 
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xroads.virginia.edu

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Sub Section: Goodness Gracious, What's all The Fuss? Weddings My Dear!
After the mothers are satisfied that their daughters are marrying into money or lineage, usually trading one for the other, they compete by displaying their wealth through lavish spending on decorations, entertainment, and by sending out at least 1000
invitations to society's elite. In addition to their satisfaction at having made good matches for their children, they will enjoy the costly wedding gifts of silver and silk that will be sure to follow. The wedding gown will be the latest fashion from Paris, all white satin and lace flounces with a tulle veil--and an orange blossom bouquet. The wedding would not be complete without the near mandatory European honeymoon. Only the best for this reach of society's well-clad arm.
 
 
Article Name: December Weddings 1889
Date Posted:

03/25/2007

 
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 Miriam Medina

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Article Name: Late January Weddings 1890
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03/25/2007

 
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Miriam Medina

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Article Name: Brides Of An April Day 1890
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03/25/2007

 
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Miriam Medina

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Article Name: Many Happy June Brides 1891
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03/25/2007

 
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Miriam Medina

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Article Name: Some November Brides 1891
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03/25/2007

 
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Miriam Medina

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Article Name: Some February Weddings 1893
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03/25/2007

 
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