19th-Century Women Shatter The Demure Stereotype In This Recovered Newspaper Article

Outdated Wives Tales

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To the editor’s credit, he published even the most progressive submissions in the New York Evening Newspaper. But even the most woman-friendly entries are outdated for today’s standards. So, as you can imagine, some writings from the contest make us want to gag — they stand out to the modern reader like a sore thumb.