Beauty and Health

Beauty was the primary means, and behind that health, for women and girls to find a purpose in life. Why was beauty important for their lives? Husband, family, children. What other reasons for being “beautiful”? As time progressed from mid-1800’s into the 20th century, girls and women were shown that physical health and beauty amounted to more than vanity, but to be balanced and portray themselves in a respectable manner to society without the detrimental aspects, such as corsets which altered body morphology.