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"Don't confine your acts of courtesy to your wife's pretty girl friends. Be as ready to see Miss Prudence Dowdy, who is very much of a bore, back to her home as you would the charming Miss Dolly Dimple."— From a 1930's guide to marriage, How to be a Good Husband, now being reprinted. [University of Chicago Press]


3:45 PM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Jessica
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