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"For some women, arranged marriages were satisfying partnerships.
For others, isolated and dependent on strangers, they were
frightening and oppressive unions."
Elizabeth Jameson,
University of Calgary
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"All brides remember their wedding ceremony and mine was
truly memorable. I was seated in a chair. Abraham was given
a flour sack which he was instructed to place over my face.
Well, at least one could cry in private under the cover."
 
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