Men also desired traits that could be seen as feminine stereotypes, including good housekeeper.
The character of Goldmoon has been criticized as a feminine stereotype of the "placid healer" rather than a fully developed fictional persona.
Little-known historical accounts of women who defied feminine stereotypes, like Renaissance noblewomen who led armies, also vanished from the English edition.
In 1994, her band, Hole, released "Live Through This," an album that staged a visceral attack on feminine stereotypes.
Dole will exploit feminism as well as feminine stereotypes, pitching herself as the candidate of change, civility, and moral renewal.
That this intelligent woman is forced to focus on adapting her image to fit more "feminine" stereotypes only proves that sexism is alive and well in this country.
The work's musical style can be heard as a reflection of this feminine stereotype.
Ultimately, though, Dunya yields to the conventional feminine stereotype and finds happiness in marriage with Razumikhin.