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Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame Arthur.., 1844. ...- et d'intituler mon enfant Oscar!...mais non, toute refléxion faite, je ne deciderai rien avant avoir consulté mon collaborateur!'. ([Lady playwright:] - So...husband...I really want to call my drama Arthur and name my child Oscar!...but no, all things considered, I won't decide anything before consulting my collaborator!]. Female authors were often depicted as mannish and ugly - the implication being that their intellectual output was just as objectionable as their looks. Educated, intellectual women were referred to pejoratively as bluestockings. At this time, smoking during pregnancy was not thought to pose any risk to the unborn child. Series: Les Bas-bleus.