Hello! I am designing a party game about dukes and duchesses plotting their spousal murders, and I am curious about the methods in which a women of the Victorian era, so I guess the mid-19th century, would protect herself. Like today, there are not many women I know who do not leave the house without pepper spray on their chain or a taser in their purse. Technically this question is specifically about self-protection during the Victorian period, but all answers are welcome! Thank you. I think the simple answer would be a knife like a small dagger or a letter opener, but maybe not!