The Chemical Serenity of the Victorian Housewife
Victorian doctors and patent medicine makers kept middle-class women calm with opiates, sedatives, and alcohol, creating the illusion of domestic bliss.
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Victorian doctors and patent medicine makers kept middle-class women calm with opiates, sedatives, and alcohol, creating the illusion of domestic bliss.
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