ISBN:
9780814726419
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (260 p.)
Serie:
The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series
Paralleltitel:
Print version Spinsters and Lesbians : Independent Womanhood in the United States
DDC:
306.7663
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
Americans have long held fast to a rigid definition of womanhood, revolving around husband, home, and children. Women who rebelled against this definition and carved out independent lives for themselves have often been rendered invisible in U.S. history. In this unusual comparative study, Trisha Franzen brings to light the remarkable lives of two generations of autonomous women: Progressive Era spinsters and mid-twentieth century lesbians. While both groups of women followed similar paths to independence--separating from their families, pursuing education, finding work, and creating woman-cent
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Progressive Era Spinsters; Contemporary Lesbians; Introduction: Spinsters and Lesbians; ONE "What Are You Going to Be?": Families and Childhoods in the Progressive Era; TWO "I Knew I Was Odd": Growing Up Female, 1936-1965; THREE "O, the Glorious Privilege of Being Independent": Defining Independent Womanhood in the Progressive Era; FOUR "I Was Going to Have to Do It All on My Own": Toward Independent Womanhood after World War II; FIVE "Such Beautiful Lives Together": Community and Companions among Progressive Era Women
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
SIX "We're Not the Only Ones": Lesbian Identities and Communities after World War IISEVEN Spinsters and Lesbians: Resisting and Surviving as Independent Women; On Methodology; Appendix: Tables; Notes; References; Index;
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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