Project Gutenberg 2012-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 212 Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) 1822 1898 Linton, Elizabeth Lynn Linton, Eliza Lynn Linton, Lynn Lynn, Eliza Linton, Mrs. Lynn The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays, Vol. 1 (of 2) The girl of the period -- Modern mothers -- Paying one's shot -- What is woman's work? -- Little women -- Ideal women -- Pinchbeck -- Affronted womanhood -- Feminine affectations -- Interference -- The fashionable woman -- Sleeping dogs -- Beauty and brains -- Nymphs -- Mésalliances -- Weak sisters -- Pinching shoes -- Superior beings -- Feminine amenities -- Grim females -- Mature sirens -- Pumpkins -- Widows -- Dolls -- Charming women -- Apron-strings -- Fine feelings -- Sphinxes -- Flirting -- Scramblers -- Flattery -- La femme passée -- Spoilt women -- Dovecots -- Bored husbands. Produced by Clarity, Mary Akers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Girl of the Period, and Other Social Essays, Vol. 1" by E. Lynn Linton is a collection of social essays written in the late 19th century. The work critiques contemporary society, particularly focusing on the changing roles and perceptions of women, exploring themes of femininity, motherhood, and societal expectations. Through these essays, Linton voices her thoughts on the contrast between the idealized woman of the past and the modern woman, whom she sees as embodying undesirable traits. The opening of the essay "The Girl of the Period" establishes a stark comparison between the past ideal of the English girl—characterized by modesty, domesticity, and integrity—and the so-called modern girl, who is depicted as shallow, self-indulgent, and overly concerned with appearance and social status. Linton's narrative presents a critical examination of how fashion and societal trends have corrupted traditional femininity, resulting in a loss of moral values and domestic skills. She articulates her concern that modern women prioritize luxury and social appearances over genuine character and virtue, suggesting that these shifts are detrimental not only to individual relationships but also to society as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41735/41735-h/images/cover.jpg en Women Girls HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies 547697 547706 2024-09-17T13:15:28.636019 2023-09-18T08:06:39.165222 text/html text/html 551518 2012-12-29T16:10:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 305202 2012-12-29T16:10:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 368400 2024-09-17T13:15:34.610003 application/epub+zip 372714 2024-09-17T13:15:29.574091 application/epub+zip 295530 2024-09-17T13:15:29.108020 application/epub+zip 520287 2024-09-17T13:15:39.212987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466195 2024-09-17T13:15:34.132015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389364 2022-09-19T06:09:21.240645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512002 511786 2024-09-17T13:15:27.942029 2023-09-18T08:06:38.656209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 511728 2012-12-29T16:10:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 198603 2012-12-29T16:10:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 511730 2012-12-29T16:10:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198478 2012-12-29T16:10:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21298 2024-09-17T13:15:39.366974 application/rdf+xml 8599 2024-09-17T13:15:29.220029 image/jpeg 1969 2024-09-17T13:15:29.162019 image/jpeg 311003 2024-09-17T13:15:28.690035 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia