Here's a painting with a thought-provoking title (or titles): "For Sale [At the Bazaar; The Empty Purse]," by James Collinson (1825-1881). Might it suggest that the woman herself is "for sale"? https://victorianweb.org/painting/collinson/paintings/12.html#painting #womenslives
Yesterday I blogged about some lists I found in a recipe box of my grandmother's. markstoneman.com/2025/08/3...
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Cookie Baking Lists from My Grandmother

While sorting through a jumble of things my mother has been …

Yesterday I blogged about some lists I found in a recipe box of my grandmother's:
https://markstoneman.com/2025/08/30/cookie-baking-lists-from-my.html

#FamilyHistory #WomensLives

Rage Against Patriarchy

the scourge of patriarchy must be wiped from the face of the earth. Click to read Rage Against Patriarchy, by Ernest Bruce, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

"A call to action to love ourselves’: how women in their 50s can leave the shadows
As roles and circumstances change, women in their 50s can look inwards and find a deep acceptance of themselves

It happened to me the other day when I was on holiday on my own. I was sitting on a beach, sun hat on, book in hand, and I found myself watching the young families around me and realising I no longer fitted in.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/22/a-call-to-action-to-love-ourselves-how-women-in-their-50s-can-leave-the-shadows

#WomensLives #women #GenderRoles #MidLife

‘A call to action to love ourselves’: how women in their 50s can leave the shadows

As roles and circumstances change, women in their 50s can look inwards and find a deep acceptance of themselves

The Guardian
Men must do housework to promote #SexualEquality and women’s liberation. No more excuses. #WomensLib.
#Men. #Women. #WomensLives. #MensLives. #Housework. #MaleBehavior #families. #children #Feminism. #chores