tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post8625358409488239117..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Last reliefCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-63072694044984452002016-08-09T12:17:55.438+01:002016-08-09T12:17:55.438+01:00Well of course there was a time when "Respect...Well of course there was a time when "Respectable" women would not be out in public places as these were largely seen as male domains. The introduction of department stores with cafes and toilets created safe spaces for women in public and allowed when more freedom outside the house. <br /><br />I do recall reading many years ago a woman in the age of Crinolines relieving herself in a gutter by simply standing legs astride over the gutter. The whole business hidden by the Crinoline !Stephen Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-19771806090834579832016-08-02T14:37:02.188+01:002016-08-02T14:37:02.188+01:00Cursed the sexism of the authorities! Beyond that,...Cursed the sexism of the authorities! Beyond that, they presumably just had to rely on going into cafes or hurrying home. There were a lot of assumptions in the nineteenth century about women and public space...CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-51389421078880956042016-08-02T00:55:46.516+01:002016-08-02T00:55:46.516+01:00What did women do, if they were caught short?What did women do, if they were caught short?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-4419654119144405872016-08-01T19:41:23.885+01:002016-08-01T19:41:23.885+01:00Vespasian's public conveniences charged for en...Vespasian's public conveniences charged for entry, and the money went to the emperor. His fastidious son Titus said, 'Father, how can you take money for these filthy smelly places?' Vespasian's response was '<i>Pecunia non olet</i>' -- 'Money doesn't smell.'Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.com