Feminism in Goblin Market

There are many references to feminism in Goblin Market. The two protagonists of the poem, Lizzie and Laura are both female, whereas the antagonists are the evil Goblin Men. There is strong emphasis on women prevailing over men and sisterly love, particularly when Lizzie succeeds in resisting the Goblin Men, resulting in her saving her sister Laura.

However, what I find particularly interesting is how, despite all these prominent feminism ideas, Rossetti repeats 'Men sell not such in any town', referencing the fruit the Goblins sell. This fruit is what makes Laura ill, what Lizzie has to resist the Goblin Men for and what tempt women of their purity. By saying 'Men sell not such in any town', it seems as if Rossetti is saying the poem isn't pro feminist and it is not 'men' who are evil, but Goblin Men, who are inhumane and animal like.