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The private world of women in the 19th century was hedged in by consolidation of the family and division of work in both the public and domestic spheres. Women were closed up in the family world as guardians of moral, civic and religious values. The social conditions of the 20th century undoubtedly changed their presence in the fields of work, offering greater alternatives for development. Feminist movements demanded diverse and changing positions over the course of the past century, broadening the private worlds of women. However, the conditions relating to domesticity continue to be an unresolved stage on which enjoyment and debate between women and men are played out.
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