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The American new woman revisited : a reader, 1894-1930 /

In North America between 1894 and 1930, the rise of the?New Woman? sparked controversy on both sides of the Atlantic and around the world. As she demanded a public voice as well as private fulfillment through work, education, and politics, American journalists debated and defined her. Who was she an...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Patterson, Martha H., 1966-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2008.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Defining the new woman in the periodical press
  • Women's suffrage and political participation
  • Temperance, social purity, and maternalism
  • The women's club movement and women's education
  • Work and the labor movement
  • World War I and its aftermath
  • Prohibition and sexuality
  • Consumer culture, leisure culture, and technology
  • Evolution, birth control, and eugenics.