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Fishing was much less popular with girls. We have found countless images of men and boys fishing. Rarely do we see girls with them or girls fishing on their own. We are not entirely sure why. There are probably several reasons. For one thing, girls were expected to stay around the home more than boys. And they were probably more inclined than boys to do so. Probably a penchant for cleanliness among girls was another factor as well as less interest in the outdoors. As was a general aversion to worms. I'm not sure if aversion to killing was a factor. Probably less so than huntging animals. We suspect that boys were more likely to take pleasure in huntging and killing animals, but fish are generally perceived differently for some reason.
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