Working women, literary ladies : the industrial revolution and female aspiration /

This is an exploration of the simultaneous entry of working-class women in the US into wage-earning factory labour and into opportunities for mental and literary development. The text traces the hopes and tensions generated by expectations of their gender and class.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cook, Sylvia Jenkins, 1943-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:	American literature > Women authors > History and criticism. American literature > 19th century > History and criticism. American literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Working class writings, American > History and criticism. Working class women in literature. Working class women > United States > Intellectual life > 19th century. Working class women > United States > Intellectual life > 20th century. Women and literature > United States > History > 19th century. Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century. Écrits de femmes américains > Histoire et critique. Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Écrits d'ouvriers américains > Histoire et critique. Femmes et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. Femmes et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. American literature American literature > Women authors Women and literature Working class women in literature Working class women > Intellectual life Working class writings, American United States Frauenliteratur Arbeiterliteratur Industrielle Revolution Arbeiterin > Motiv USA Arbeiterliteratur > amerikanische > Frau > Geschichte 19. Jh. Arbeiterliteratur > amerikanische > Frau > Geschichte 20. Jh. Frau > Arbeiterliteratur > amerikanische > Geschichte 19. Jh. Frau > Arbeiterliteratur > amerikanische > Geschichte 20. Jh. Amerikansk litteratur > historia > 1800-talet > 1900-talet. Amerikansk litteratur > kvinnliga författare. Arbetarkvinnor i litteraturen. Arbetarlitteratur > Förenta staterna. Kvinnor och litteratur > Förenta staterna > 1800-talet > 1900-talet. Arbetarkvinnor > intellektuellt liv > Förenta staterna. 1800-1999 Geschichte 1814-1918. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Summary:	This is an exploration of the simultaneous entry of working-class women in the US into wage-earning factory labour and into opportunities for mental and literary development. The text traces the hopes and tensions generated by expectations of their gender and class.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (292 pages)
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-283) and index.
ISBN:	9780198043867 0198043864 9781435620438 1435620437 9780199716616 0199716617 9780199870547 0199870543