Colby Quarterly, Volume 34Colby College, 1998 |
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Page 83
... question has its roots in the nineteenth cen- tury . In the process of researching this essay , for example , I discovered that the same volume I sought for Carla Peterson's article on labor in Frances Ellen Watkins Harper also includes ...
... question has its roots in the nineteenth cen- tury . In the process of researching this essay , for example , I discovered that the same volume I sought for Carla Peterson's article on labor in Frances Ellen Watkins Harper also includes ...
Page 84
... question , I will begin by exploring the historical status of white women and black women as they moved toward professional work in the 1880s . I will then provide critical readings of each novel's engage- ment with questions of work ...
... question , I will begin by exploring the historical status of white women and black women as they moved toward professional work in the 1880s . I will then provide critical readings of each novel's engage- ment with questions of work ...
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... question her " ( 20 ) . On this day , Sylvia is forced into the position of activist . She cannot simply exist in the silence she prefers ; she has to refuse the questions and ignore inquiry actively . The story's final paragraph leaves ...
... question her " ( 20 ) . On this day , Sylvia is forced into the position of activist . She cannot simply exist in the silence she prefers ; she has to refuse the questions and ignore inquiry actively . The story's final paragraph leaves ...
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