Shopping and the Expression of Femininity: Reading and Exploring Rappaport's Shopping for Pleasure . This paper explores the qualities of femininity as expressed through shopping in respect to Erika D. Rappaport's book: Shopping for Pleasure: Women in the Making of London's West End. The theme of this paper is that shopping allowed women to have a realm of social influence that was separate from their male counterparts, and this was a positive solution for women seeking independence in the male- dominated pleasure city of Victorian London. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source. Pages: 5 Bibliography: 1 source(s) listed Filename: 5654 Shopping Expression Femininity.doc Price: 44.75