What a Woman of 45 Ought to Know
Sounds pretty ominous. Being that this is the year I gracefully transition to being 45, I went to my bookshelves & searched for a little wisdom. I found this book, a joke gift given by a friend a few years ago. (thanks, ER!) Somehow, my mind is not at ease, after thumbing through Mrs. Emma F. Angell Drake's fine book: "Purity & Truth: Self & Sex Series: What a Woman of Forty-Five Ought to Know." 1902. Here below are some bullet highlights of the vast subjects she covers. If any of you gals out there need more details, let me know.
- relation of early habits to later aches & ills
- equipped for the change by the creator
- the fear that unnerves many
- the age at which it usually appears
- jewish women
- placid vs. nervous women
- childless women
- excesses
- effect upon sight
- increase of flesh
- chilliness, dizziness
- nature as woman's helper
- irritability
- fall house cleaning
- Mr. Bok's description of English women
- dress during this period
- when the daughter from boarding school returns to make radical changes in the home
- lustful indulgence
- different kinds of husbands
- benefits of cultivating flowers
- removing dandruff
Sounds pretty ominous. Being that this is the year I gracefully transition to being 45, I went to my bookshelves & searched for a little wisdom. I found this book, a joke gift given by a friend a few years ago. (thanks, ER!) Somehow, my mind is not at ease, after thumbing through Mrs. Emma F. Angell Drake's fine book: "Purity & Truth: Self & Sex Series: What a Woman of Forty-Five Ought to Know." 1902. Here below are some bullet highlights of the vast subjects she covers. If any of you gals out there need more details, let me know.
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