<p><b> Through the death of her mother, rejection, family drama, and malicious gossip, Molly Gibson comes of age during the 19th century. </b>With strong characters and themes of feminism, <i>Wives and Daughters</i> by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell provides a detailed perspective of the lives of 19th century women, exposing the unfair disadvantages they faced because of rampant sexism. </p>
