Question for any Victorian fans....
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notevery Since I'm finding it hard to pinpoint resources on this:
What was Victorian sex-ed like? Specifically in the case of an only child, a teenage girl in an upper-class family. How much would she be expected to know before marriage? Would she be expected to be told certain things by a mother/other female role model? Comments from servants? Did marriage manuals exist then?
Of course, a lot of this may go out the window, as her father is steampunk!Jack. But we'll see.
What was Victorian sex-ed like? Specifically in the case of an only child, a teenage girl in an upper-class family. How much would she be expected to know before marriage? Would she be expected to be told certain things by a mother/other female role model? Comments from servants? Did marriage manuals exist then?
Of course, a lot of this may go out the window, as her father is steampunk!Jack. But we'll see.
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Date: 2009-07-18 07:57 am (UTC)Also, the average age of first menstruation in Victorian times was 17 years old, which meant that certain aspects of sex ed could often be delayed a lot longer than they can be now.
That's so interesting! I'd never have even remotely though to research that, and it's actually really useful given the age of various characters.