| Kate M. Cleary: A Literary Biography with Selected Works Contributor(s): Bloomfield, Susanne George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803270968 ISBN-13: 9780803270961 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96041034 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.78 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the biography of Kate M. Cleary, a 19th century Nebraska writer whose sketches, short stories, essays, and poetry concentrated on the experiences of pioneer women, including a selection of her writings. Treats Cleary in relation to the growth of a small town, ideas of women's duties and rights, the issues of birth control, childbirth, and drug addiction. Susanne K. George is a professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She is the author of The Adventures of The Woman Homesteader: The Life and Letters of Elinore Pruitt Stewart, also available in a Bison Books edition. |