Domestic Tranquility 0
I gather there’s a movement called “tradwives,” women yearning for the good days when men were men and women were chattel. (I also gather that some these self-styled “tradwives” are busily monetizing themselves on various “social” media platforms, but that’s a topic for another day.)
At the Psychology Today website, Melissa Rampelli explains why Victorian women were–er–content to remain housebound. A snippet:
Victorian doctors increasingly prescribed sedatives and opiates for middle-class women.
Follow the link for the rest.
