1. Sarah Hale and the Ladies Magazine
Her early life was marked by repeated tragedies: deaths, her father's failed business venture. ... Women were advised to be moral, virtuous, pious, pure, and free from frivolity. ... The magazine went on to feature homes and furniture, and, finally, to start a mail-order business for selling clothing and accessories. ... Also, since her husband's death deprived her of her vocation as a wife, she wasn't able to create the kind of home she described in her magazine. In fact, she may have created the perfect home in the pages of her magazine to substitute for what being ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate