| These Modern Women: Autobiographical Essays from the Twenties Second Edition Contributor(s): Showalter, Elaine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1558610073 ISBN-13: 9781558610071 Publisher: Feminist Press OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1993 Annotation: B B B In 1926 and 1927, the Nation published 17 anonymous essays by "women active in professional and public life."The editor's objective was "to discover the origin of their modern point of view toward men, marriage, children, and jobs." In her introduction, Elaine Showalter discusses the issues raised -- from alcoholism to celibacy, from mother-daughter relationships to politics -- and identifies and examines the lives of the authors, among whom are Crystal Eastman, Mary Austin, and Genevieve Taggard. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| LCCN: 89001153 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.09" W x 9.13" (0.54 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1926-27, The Nation published these seventeen anonymous essays by women active in professional and public life. At that time The Nation editors noted that, Our object is to discover the origin of their modern point of view toward men, marriage, children, and jobs. In the introduction, Elaine Showalter discusses the issues raised--from alcoholism to celibacy, from mother-daughter relationships to politics--and identifies and examines the lives of the authors, among whom are Crystal Eastman, Mary Austin, and Genevieve Taggard. |