In the nineteenth century, White middle-class Americans believed that it was part of a woman's duty to tame unruly male sexual impulses.

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This belief was part of the prevailing ideology of "true womanhood" or the "cult of domesticity," which dictated that women's roles were to create a moral and virtuous home environment for their husbands and children. One aspect of this was the belief that women had a duty to control and domesticate men's sexual desires.

In the Nineteenth Century, White Middle-Class Americans Believed That It