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If marriage is a trade, then what price romance?

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Theatre was a forum for early twentieth-century feminists to challenge romantic ideals of marriage, arguing against society blocking women's access to alternative professions. Did one playwright solve the problem of selling seats without selling out?

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Oxford Abridged Short Talks
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Sol Eltis
Keywords
play
love
theatre
prostitution
romance
valentine's day
feminism
Department: Oxford University Development Office
Date Added: 15/02/2011
Duration: 00:12:22

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