Comments on: Harpy Hall of Fame: Dr. Clelia Duel Mosher

By: JetGirl

JetGirl — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:52:35 +0000

Great story! Thanks for linking it!

By: PhDork

PhDork — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:34:30 +0000

I saw this story yesterday morning, right before you posted, through Arts & Letters Daily. I can’t believe that I’ve known about Kinsey and Hite and all, but never Dr. Mosher!

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By: ausgezeichnet

ausgezeichnet — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:52:34 +0000

From the article:
“Yet he couldn’t bear to let his beloved—and somewhat sickly—daughter attend college, then considered a strain on young women’s health. He tried to distract Clelia by helping her set up a small florist shop, but she squirreled away tuition money and off she went.”
This alone has enough WTF? and enough FANTASTIC! to get me through today. And yet, we also get this:
According to Mosher, “a young girl ‘making tatting to decorate her clothes or knitting or embroidering while her brother is playing ball’ would grow feeble and sedentary.”
Great find, SMC!