Seeking A Lady Of Good Breed: 19th Century Personal Ads

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First Posted: 06-26-09 03:37 PM   |   Updated: 06-26-09 05:37 PM

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It's not often a history dissertation warrants consideration outside a university, but Pam Epstein, a PhD candidate at Rutgers University, has turned hers into a blog worth blogging about. She's using old personal ads to explore love and marriage in mid-19th- to early-20th-century America, and has dug up some real gems -- both the ads and the men.

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It's not often a history dissertation warrants consideration outside a university, but Pam Epstein, a PhD candidate at Rutgers University, has turned hers into a blog worth blogging about. She's using...
It's not often a history dissertation warrants consideration outside a university, but Pam Epstein, a PhD candidate at Rutgers University, has turned hers into a blog worth blogging about. She's using...
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yay Pam!

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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:38 PM on 06/30/2009
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heh. i wonder what people will think of our personal ads 100 years from now/

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:04 PM on 06/29/2009
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These are a scream!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:40 AM on 06/29/2009

haha the one that says she must have a fortune of her own is hilarious.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:38 PM on 06/28/2009
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Beagle or Terrier?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:59 PM on 06/26/2009
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