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Victorian Scandals
Repressions of Gender And Class
By Kristine Ottesen Garrigan
In the popular mind, the word “Victorian” still evokes associations of repression, hypocrisy, and prudery. We persist in thinking that the Victorians were perpetually shocked by everything from minor breaches of domestic decorum to ministry-toppling causes célèbres.
