What's the big deal with all these stodgy women? If you'd like to read about how one young woman is judged by a bunch of older women, how she gets tangled up with a hypocritical guy, and how she dies never actually having told the truth about her motives, then Daisy Miller's your read.

We don't mean to disparage the novel—we actually love it—it's just that the sexism is so dang obvious. So prepare yourself. We're guessing your female students will start asking questions about why Daisy can't go hang out with Italian men and why so-called "proper women" can't be alone with a man. Yes, it has to do with sex and sexuality. Women shouldn't be caught in a compromising position, after all; their purity is their biggest value.