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In Victorian society, women were idealized as the "Angel of the House," a concept that revolved around the belief that their primary purpose was to provide domestic bliss and satisfy their husbands' needs. This ideal restricted women's autonomy over their own bodies, as marriage essentially rendered them the property of their husbands. The sexual expectations placed on women were exceedingly rigid; they were expected to enter marriage as virgins and devote themselves exclusively to their husbands' sexual satisfaction.