• xantoxis@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Progress, indeed.

    • her chair is more comfortable
    • her clothing is less restrictive, owing to reduced standards of obedience to authority imposed on women
    • what she’s reading is her own choice
    • notice how the bible woman has to sit? That’s because she’s shorter. Improved nutritional standards mean the 1915 woman is better-fed, and as a result, is taller
    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I just noticed something about that chair. That style was a sort of precursor to the Lazy-Boy recliner - the back could be tilted backwards and forwards, held in place by a metal bar that rested on those notches on the back part of the arm rests. Not as convenient as a modern recliner since you actually had to get up off your ass to change the back angle, but still pretty comfortable.