Posts Tagged: 19th century

“Love is spiritual, only passion sexual” In this week’s readings on the emotional intimacy between women in the 19th century, I was surprised at the intensity these bonds held, though it was understandable given the sexual segregation of the time. I think it was surprising to read about because it differs so strongly, in my […]

Female Love and Myths of Passionlessness I found this week’s readings on the intimacies of 19th century female relationships to be very interesting.  Carroll Smith-Rosenberg’s essay provided a very well-rounded look at the dynamics between women and how their close relationships were formed within societies.  It makes sense that sexual-segregation would influence women to become […]