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The Fascinating Woman

The Fascinating Woman

http://thefascinatingwoman.blogspot.com/

Marriage Advice based on the teachings of the book The Fascinating Woman by Helen Andelin. Vintage advice on marriage, domesticity, and feminism.

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  • parenting philosophies

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 14:18 in feminine roles: mother, in others' words

    Recently I've thought a lot on the why of having children and by extension the why of parenting. The viewpoint expressed by Helen Andelin in Fascinating Womanhood deals more with the day-to-day than an overall philosophy: "The feminine woman", writes...

  • when my husband is wrong

    Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 12:48 in inner happiness, radiant happiness

     ["Couple Fighting Love" by hyperscholar] My husband is NOT always, or even usually, wrong. Mostly he is just different than me. Figuring out this distinction took some time but we've worked it out on most things; I've learned "his" way to put...

  • links I\'ve loved

    Posted on Thursday October 1st, 2009 at 23:45 in blog business

    September I was on the internet less than during the summer. Still, I came across interesting whatnots. We Will Not Grow Old by Lenka - I became a fan of Anthropologie on Facebook. There on the sidebar is music. What luck! Little Toy Gun by honeyh...

  • accept him & he\'ll adore you & reform

    Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 15:44 in acceptance

    I was watching The Music Man the other day. And I noticed a Fascinating Womanhood principle in action. Librarian, Marian, accepts swindler Harold Hill at face value and voila! he adores her and he reforms. It occurred to me that this same principle ...

  • blog changes

    Posted on Friday September 18th, 2009 at 12:39 in blog business

    There have been a two changes to the blog over the last week. 1. new blog template - the other one was just too messy looking. I hope you'll agree that this new template is cleaner. 2. continue reading link - you'll notice that longer posts now hav...

  • book review: The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

    Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 12:32 in book review, inner happiness, feminine roles: homemaker

    "The story of what happens when a wife and mother puts all her efforts into the house, and not the home. Fortunately, irreparable damage is averted when Lester, the father, takes over the role of homemaker." Reads the recommendation in The Gentle Art...

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SimplyForties

5 stars Mary

This blog espouses a really good message about the way we should be living our life.

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