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telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2013-03-27 10:51 am
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I was trying to ferret novels out of Project Gutenberg in the genre of "young women at college," and got sidetracked by one of those how-to books on the subject of health & beauty: the 1913 edition of What Young Women Ought to Know. So, women, you know those painful periods you get? CAUSED BY READING NOVELS. Also, by standing on one foot.
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[personal profile] jinian 2013-03-27 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha! I also like how he doesn't notice that standing with your chest against a door might be a different thing for women than for men.
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[personal profile] telophase 2013-03-27 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It's written by a woman! Mary Wood-Allen, who really has no excuse. ETA: For the door bit, that is!
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[personal profile] jinian 2013-03-27 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow. I had considered and then rejected that hypothesis without bothering to check. :)
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[personal profile] telophase 2013-03-27 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
She's got a whole series that advise women of different ages and life stages. I figure I'll head to the one for the Young Wife next. XD Well, assuming it's on PG.
Edited 2013-03-27 16:10 (UTC)
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