As bewildering as it might sound, women in the 19th century —rather wealthy women— often shared their lives with other women. They shared lives, houses, kisses, beds… “Whoa whoa, wait, how do you mean? As in lesbian?” You see, it is a bit more complicated than that. — Women —some more than others— have historically had it tough, to say the least, to find a way of living independently, to finance themselves out of one of the VERY few career paths deemed adequate for them. …