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Angel in the House  

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  • The Angel in the House was an idealization of womanhood embraced by Victorian society, especially the middle class. Its origins lie in the patriarchal belief that women, because of their sex, are reproductive and domestic beings. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Angel in the House]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RCRL7FSD-R

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