In order to maintain control of women we had to convince them they’re the weaker sex, and need protecting. They bought it
when said physical aggression was either beneath the dignity of their class, or above the privilege of their class. It all worked
pretty well until one of them loses her cool from anger or fear. Anyone who’s fought a female will surely tell you they’re very
far from defenseless.
The Brits had Illustrated Police News, and we had The National Police Gazette, today we have FOX News.
Photography was in it’s infancy, and printing photographs in the paper was out of the question so they hired artists like today’s
court sketch artists to illustrate the stories printed. I’m sure these artists dug into the eye witnesses accounts and scrupulously
illustrated the factual details.
Carrying horse whips was not noticed as out of the ordinary when old Dobbin was the common mode of transportation, so they
were often literally at hand. Actually they were buggy whips for use with a carriage, wagon, or buggy, with a 4 or 5 foot
semi-rigid shaft and a lash dangling from the end for horses. Both parts are useful on people. Not a riding crop.
Besides their wiles, women have always had knives and bludgeons they could hide beneath them gingham gowns. But after the
Civil War inexpensive handguns proliferated. People like Iver Johnson direct marketing guns that were cheap and good enough
for a gun that was kept just-in-case rather than steady usage.
If push came to shove they would use anything handy for a weapon or feet for kicking and hands for squeezing. A woman who
washes laundry with a washboard wringing them by hand, and kneads bread dough, or rolls out crust/cookie dough, can squeeze
your throat... or lower... hard enough to be effective.
But all that is easy to avoid, don’t piss ‘em off.
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