Scribbling Women: Short Stories by 19th Century American WomenElaine Showalter With sources as diverse as A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Scream 2, Inventing Herself is an expansive and timely exploration of three centuries of feminist intellectuals, each of whom possesses a boundless determination to alter the world by boldly experiencing love, achievement, and fame on a grand scale. Focusing on paradigmatic figures ranging from Mary Wollstonecraft and Margaret Fuller to Germaine Greer and Susan Sontag, preeminent scholar Elaine Showalter uncovers common themes and patterns of women's lives across the centuries and discovers the feminist intellectual tradition they embodied. The author brilliantly illuminates the contributions of Eleanor Marx, Zora Neale Hurston, Simone de Beauvoir, Margaret Mead, and many more. Showalter, a highly regarded critic known for her provocative and strongly held opinions, has here established a compelling new Who's Who of women's thought. Certain to spark controversy, the omission of such feminist perennials as Gloria Steinem, Susan B. Anthony, Robin Morgan, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Virginia Woolf will surprise and shock the conventional wisdom. |
Contents
Cacoethes Scribendi | 3 |
ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS | 17 |
FRANCES HARPER | 27 |
HARRIET PRESCOTT SPOFFORD | 37 |
REBECCA HARDING DAVIS | 51 |
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT | 95 |
MARY E WILKINS FREEMAN | 213 |
CONSTANCE FENIMORE WOOLSON | 271 |
CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN | 351 |
KATE CHOPIN | 377 |
WILLA CATHER | 415 |
SUSAN GLASPELL | 435 |
Notes | 457 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 504 |
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Scribbling Women: Short Stories by 19th Century American Women Elaine Showalter No preview available - 1997 |
Scribbling Women: Short Stories by 19th Century American Women Elaine Showalter No preview available - 1997 |
Scribbling Women: Short Stories by 19th Century American Women Elaine Showalter No preview available - 1997 |
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