27 July 2023: "The frequency with which derangement follows loss of virtue suggests the exquisite sensibility of woman, and the possibility that, in the women's magazines at least, her intellect was geared to her hymen, not her brain" (Welter 156).
I hadn't actually read all of Welter's foundational essay until today. My goodness--what fun she's having.
Work Cited
Welter, Barbara. “The Cult of True Womanhood: 1820-1860.” American Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 2, 1966, pp. 151–74. JSTOR.
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