Come Undone

Martha Sherwood msherw at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU
Sat Jul 29 03:30:11 UTC 2000


The primary reference is probably to women's hair, which was, until 1920
or so, kept in braids or a bun; undone hair being a symbol either of
sexual licentiousness or of having been raped, as in the now-obsolete
expression, I am undone. -Martha Sherwood-

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