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/^t/Modern women also hold different place in social life. In opposition to the women of the turn of the century, for example, they are not slaves to the etiquette, social conventions or fashion. They do not need any company to feel comfortable in the public places, they do not have to wear hats outdoors. They can smoke in front of other people and wear men's clothes. What used to seem to be impossible for them now is perfectly normal and does not impress anybody.