Cult of Domesticity: Dragonfly

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Dragonfly

I took this photo the day before my son was born. I'm not sure how it ended up B&W like this, but I think it looks pretty cool.

1 comment:

Maris said...: What a pretty photo! Love the title of your blog by the way! Ha-ha.; November 12, 2008 at 4:37 PM

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Just what is the Cult of Domesticity?

"The Cult of Domesticity was a prevailing view among middle and upper class white women during the nineteenth century. The women who abided by these standards were generally literate, and lived in the north east, particularly New York and Massachusetts. Women were put in the center of the domestic sphere, and were expected to be a calm and nurturing mother, a loving and faithful wife, to be passive and delicate creature."(Wikipedia)

Okay...so I don't really fit that mold, being a highly independent woman, but I remembered the term from college and thought it would make a good blog title since I'm a new wife and homeowner!