There’s no shortage of places to turn to for advice, these days, with medical professionals, websites, helplines and social media. There are certain places you consult at your own peril – we’re looking at you, Facebook.
Back in the 1800s, options were a little more limited, and so was the quality of the advice – as demonstrated by the excellent Girls’ Own Advice Twitter account, which shares genuine suggestions from the 1880s and 1890s.
Got a problem? Perhaps the answer lies here.
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Wear your stays and dress looser, drink less, abstain from eating oranges, and attend to your digestive powers. pic.twitter.com/nZOoS27rrS
— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) December 26, 2020
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If he is your intended husband, you may walk under one umbrella, but otherwise you had better keep to your own. pic.twitter.com/bfqZewgW94
— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) January 23, 2021
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We should advise flannel underclothing, cod-liver oil, read amusing books, and be careful to avoid all depressing thoughts, conversations, and people. pic.twitter.com/aaKtgX7fWe
— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) November 20, 2020
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There is no harm in giving relief to your nerves in crying when you are in great affliction. But frequent crying is far from desirable; you will weaken your eyesight & lose your eyelashes, not to speak of the nuisance you will become to others. This last is a grave consideration. pic.twitter.com/wuxgMEoXdv
— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) January 4, 2021
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To keep away evil thoughts repeat a hymn or take up a book; in future avoid reading horrid stories in the newspapers. pic.twitter.com/nA8WugVLoq
— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) July 2, 2021
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Perhaps your cat is not sufficiently fed. Give her a good meal once a day & chastise her with a duster whenever she looks at food on a table. pic.twitter.com/uYvMiC8Hc1
— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) September 4, 2021
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It is not unladylike to ride a tricycle, but if you work the pedals in an ungainly way, if your elbows be spread out, your head much bent forwards and your dress be so ill-arranged as to show your stockings to a considerable extent, the general appearance behind may be inelegant. pic.twitter.com/EOjGEOcZrw
— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) October 19, 2021
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There are so many foreign books of a very immoral tendency it is not safe or judicious to choose your own. pic.twitter.com/OsuGziHNFl
— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) January 18, 2021
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