(I've used that same painting you have in your icon on my LJ design for a while. Kind of throwing me for a loop!)
I also got the idea that she was an "honorary man" in a way, which makes sense when you consider that she would have to display "manly virtues" like strength and courage to rival Holmes; and she could not show the "feminine virtues" of modesty, obedience or chastity.
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Date: 2010-05-15 07:43 am (UTC)I also got the idea that she was an "honorary man" in a way, which makes sense when you consider that she would have to display "manly virtues" like strength and courage to rival Holmes; and she could not show the "feminine virtues" of modesty, obedience or chastity.