Punch,  62 (1872), 34.

Extracts from the Diary of the Coming Woman

Anon

Genre:

Diary, Spoof

Subjects:

Gender, Education, Museums, Natural History, Medical Treatment, Magnetism, Light, Instruments


    Recounts visits to the Natural History Museum and St Paul's Cathedral, illuminated by a 'Tyndaluminospectric light'. Concludes: 'We women have yet something to learn in physical science'. Notes that her female doctor applied a 'magnetic detonator' to her spine and ears. Claims that her sister has mastered several intellectual disciplines, including 'political economy, statistics, aerostatics, electrology, hygiene and thermapeutics'.



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