Where It All Began...

I began my third year of University by rummaging through an Oxfam bookshop. I first picked up "General Housewifery" by Beatrice Clay, first published in 1932, this book begins with a chapter entitled 'The Kitchen Sink' and continues through 'Dining Room Furniture' all the way too 'A Cake Stand', teaching women how to be the epitome of the perfect housewife.
The second thing that attracted my attention was a book called "The Rules, Time-tested secrets for capturing the heart of Mr Right." This book was first published in 1995 and aims to teach women how to alter themselves in order to make the right man fall completely in love.
After having read both of them and thinking about how both authors were female, it occurred to me that although 60 years had passed, the attitude remained that women are not born naturally good enough for the men in their lives, rather that this is a goal that we must strive to achieve.
And thus began my accidental tumble into the world of Feminism.