Dress, feminism, and new woman writing /
This book explores the connections between dress, feminism and New Woman writing in Britain and the United States around the turn of the century. It reveals how dress, tied to Victorian gender norms and stereotypes, became key in feminist literary culture. Authors and publishers used dress strategic...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amherst, New York :
Cambria Press,
[2025].
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| Summary: | This book explores the connections between dress, feminism and New Woman writing in Britain and the United States around the turn of the century. It reveals how dress, tied to Victorian gender norms and stereotypes, became key in feminist literary culture. Authors and publishers used dress strategically, from cross-dressing storylines to fashionable attire. Focusing on writers like Olive Schreiner, Sarah Grand, George Egerton and Grant Allen, the book offers interdisciplinary sartorial biographies and literary interpretations. It reexamines gender views and the New Woman character, proposing a new approach to feminist writing. This analysis is essential for those interested in feminist literature, dress history and gender studies. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-309) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781638571964 1638571961 |