Before They Could Vote: American Women's Autobiographical Writing, 1819–1919Sidonie Smith, Julia Watson University of Wisconsin Press, 20/06/2006 - 454 من الصفحات The life narratives in this collection are by ethnically diverse women of energy and ambition—some well known, some forgotten over generations—who confronted barriers of gender, class, race, and sexual difference as they pursued or adapted to adventurous new lives in a rapidly changing America. The engaging selections—from captivity narratives to letters, manifestos, criminal confessions, and childhood sketches—span a hundred years in which women increasingly asserted themselves publicly. Some rose to positions of prominence as writers, activists, and artists; some sought education or wrote to support themselves and their families; some transgressed social norms in search of new possibilities. Each woman’s story is strikingly individual, yet the brief narratives in this anthology collectively chart bold new visions of women’s agency. |
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... sister , the same as though I had been born of their mother . During my adoption , I sat motionless , nearly ... sisters went about employing every means for my conso- lation and comfort . Being now settled and provided with a home , I ...
... sister who was a member of the society , came and desired me to go and see her brother , as she had no hopes of his recovery , perhaps the Lord might break into his mind . I went alone , and found him very low . I soon commenced to ...
... sister next to me in the class below . The little girl whose desk my sister shares shrinks close against the wall as my sister takes her place . In a little while she raises her hand . " Please , teacher ! " " Yes , Annie . " " May I ...
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An Authentic Statement of the Case and Conduct | 23 |
A Narrative of the Life of Mrs Mary Jemison | 37 |
The Life and Religious Experience of Jarena | 124 |
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