Comments on: She Had a Question, 1913 (3)

By: Bookslinger

Bookslinger — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:16:28 +0000

Wow. That “Confidential Chats…” book at Google even mentions Trojans.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:43:59 +0000

Oh, you’ll have fun skimming through the whole thing, at least dipping into pages here and there throughout. Laughter is good for you!

By: Moniker Challenged

Moniker Challenged — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:38:49 +0000

Oh, I guess this is the truncated preview. I don’t think I can take the whole thing. Well, at least now I can enjoy pondering whether no “talk” or this “talk” is preferable

By: Moniker Challenged

Moniker Challenged — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:30:09 +0000

Aye carumba! Is this where the birds and the bees metaphor comes from? Little rosebuds my….my. I appreciate your passing this on, Ardis, although I’m now wishing it were a smaller pamphlet.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:49:22 +0000

Yes, Researcher, that’s it — and a good rousing game of basketball NOW (scare caps intentional) may doom a girl to failure at that purpose LATER. Also, she should not dance.

By: Researcher

Researcher — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:29:27 +0000

“…what Nature intended a woman to DO”?

I don’t think I want to know…

(Oh. My imagination was running away with me. I suppose the author just means child bearing and child rearing. Sigh.)

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:11:49 +0000

Your wish is my command, Moniker Challenged: Confidential Chats with Girls.

Wow. Words for the wise: “Many a foolish or uninstructed girl has made herself a girl of muscles, but ruined her WOMANLY POWERS in so doing. Save all your strength and force for what Nature intended a woman to DO; don’t throw it away in doing gymnasium stunts.”

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:37:30 +0000

Your wish is my command, Moniker Challenged: Confidential Chats with Girls.

By: Moniker Challenged

Moniker Challenged — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:25:40 +0000

Ardis, I think we could use an online copy of “Confidential Chats with Girls”. You know. For educational value

By: jeans

jeans — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:17:55 +0000

This time around, few of these seem to be actually from young women (except, you’re right, the “Ask Jeeves” quality of some of these queries for information). Maybe the erstwhile advice columnist was broadening her audience to more young husbands and Anxious Mothers than usual.