Self-made women in the 1920's United States : literary trailblazers /

"This book analyzes eleven trailblazing 1920s female authors who wrote counter-narratives to sexism, racism, classism, and homophobia. The author brings their novels, poems, plays, film scenarios, and blues lyrics into conversation with each other to show different approaches women could take t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Teorey, Matthew N., 1971- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2022]
Subjects:	American literature > Women authors > History and criticism. American literature > 20th century > History and criticism. American literature > Minority authors > History and criticism. Feminism and literature > United States > History > 20th century. Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century. Literature and society > United States > History > 20th century. Autonomy (Psychology) in literature. Self-realization in literature. American literature. American literature > Minority authors. American literature > Women authors. Feminism and literature. Literature and society. Women and literature. United States. 1900-1999 Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.

Table of Contents:

Economic independence: creating a new self
Sexual empowerment: freeing the sensual self
Racial hybridity: healing the torn self
Lesbian pride: decoding the erotic self
Political activism: asserting the creative self.