Breaking the ties that bind
Breaking the ties that bind: popular stories of the new woman, 1915-1930
edited by Maureen Honey
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c1992.
ISBN: 0806124679
DDC: 813.010892870904
LCC: PS648
Summary:
The New Woman - an independent, nontraditional, usually career-minded
woman for whom marriage and family were secondary - became a popular
heroine in women's magazine fiction from the time of World War I
through the 1920s. During this period, American culture entertained a
new, feminist vision of gender roles that seriously challenged the
Victorian conception of separate spheres and helped pave the way for
modern images of women in public activity. The extent to which
popular culture contributed to this new concept of women's autonomy
has not previously been recognized, but there can be no doubt that
these stories helped define a pivotal historical moment. They are
striking in their egalitarian portrayal of heroines on the cutting
edge of modernism. The stories in this collection are drawn from the
biggest periodicals of the day - Ladies' Home Journal, Cosmopolitan,
Good Housekeeping, Woman's Home Companion, and McCall's - as well as
the African-American magazine The Crisis. Each story presents a
different expression of the New Woman: Susanne Brown, a journalist;
Doria Dean Yale, a state politician; Amy Brooks, a surgeon; Eve
Archer, a cafeteria worker; Mrs. Marian Burleigh, a wealthy widow who
wants a job outside the home; Vandy Cameron, a pilot. Nine
illustrations that accompanied the original publication of the
stories depict the New Woman as she was envisioned in her day. The
featured writers include Jessie Fauset, Zona Gale, Edith Barnard
Delano, and Booth Tarkington. These stories are among our earliest
American feminist writings, yet they remain relevant, compelling,
even inspiring for readers today. Each story is rooted in some
dimension of contemporary feminism and explores topics of continuing
importance: solidarity among women, the lives of women of color and
working-class women, sexual harassment, lesbian love, family and
marital bonds, women's relation to paid employment. Female
self-discovery, independence, and achievement are affirmed
throughout. With images of female empowerment and autonomy rare even
now, modern readers will find in these New Woman stories not only a
significant page of women's history but also an enduring heroine.
Language: eng
Physical Description: xi, 339 p. ; 23 cm.
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