Novels in English by Women, 1891-1920
Title | Novels in English by Women, 1891-1920 PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Grimes |
Publisher | Scholarly Title |
Pages | 830 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN |
American Women Writers, 1900-1945
Title | American Women Writers, 1900-1945 PDF eBook |
Author | Laurie Champion |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 422 |
Release | 2000-09-30 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0313032556 |
Women writers have been traditionally excluded from literary canons and not until recently have scholars begun to rediscover or discover for the first time neglected women writers and their works. This reference includes alphabetically arranged entries on 58 American women authors who wrote between 1900 and 1945. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and discusses a particular author's biography, her major works and themes, and the critical response to her writings. The entries close with extensive primary and secondary bibliographies, and the volume concludes with a list of works for further reading. The period surveyed by this reference is rich and diverse. Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance, two major artistic movements, occurred between 1900 and 1945, and the entries included here demonstrate the significant contributions women made to these movements. The volume as a whole strives to reflect the diversity of American culture and includes entries for African American, Native American, Mexican American, and Chinese American women. It includes well known writers such as Willa Cather and Eudora Welty, along with more neglected ones such as Anita Scott Coleman and Sui Sin Far.
The Women's Suffrage Movement
Title | The Women's Suffrage Movement PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Crawford |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 800 |
Release | 2003-09-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1135434026 |
This widely acclaimed book has been described by History Today as a 'landmark in the study of the women's movement'. It is the only comprehensive reference work to bring together in one volume the wealth of information available on the women's movement. Drawing on national and local archival sources, the book contains over 400 biographical entries and more than 800 entries on societies in England, Scotland and Wales. Easily accessible and rigorously cross-referenced, this invaluable resource covers not only the political developments of the campaign but provides insight into its cultural context, listing novels, plays and films.
A New Woman Reader
Title | A New Woman Reader PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn Christensen Nelson |
Publisher | Broadview Press |
Pages | 373 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | American literature |
ISBN |
The Northeastern Dictionary of Women's Biography
Title | The Northeastern Dictionary of Women's Biography PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer S. Uglow |
Publisher | UPNE |
Pages | 654 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781555534219 |
The most comprehensive reference book of its kind, with more than 60 new entries in this third edition.
Women Writing the West Indies, 1804-1939
Title | Women Writing the West Indies, 1804-1939 PDF eBook |
Author | Evelyn O'Callaghan |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 237 |
Release | 2004-06-02 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1134440979 |
This pioneering study surveys nineteenth- and twentieth-century narratives of the West Indies written by white women, English and Creole, with special regard to 'race' and gender.
Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography
Title | Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Uglow |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 640 |
Release | 1991-06-27 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1349127043 |
The enthusiastic response to the Dictionary has prompted this second substantially enlarged, revised and updated edition. It now contains essential details of the lives of over 2000 women from all periods, cultures and walks of life - from queens to cooks, engineers to entertainers, pilots to poisoners. The new entries include women who have hit the headlines in the past five years - from Cory Aquino to Madonna - but the historical coverage has also been broadened in response to new research and a special new feature is the extended treatment of women from Third World countries. With subsections for further reading, comprehensive subject index and bibliographical survey, the Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography is an invaluable reference source - and a fascinating bed-time read.