A Comprehensive Study of American Writer Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, 1844-1911: Art for Truth's SakeEdwin Mellen Press, 2003 - 291 pages This work examines the novels, essays, and short stories of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps within their cultural/historical context. It examines the social climate and reform movements during Phelps' writing career, and shows how she was a woman ahead of her time in the 19th century. |
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... caused by alcohol abuse . Phelps writes : 6 As long as eighty - five per cent . of our prisoners owe their incar ... causes criminal behavior as well as injuring the health of the chronic drunk . She was not alone in her belief ...
... caused by alcohol abuse . Phelps writes : 6 As long as eighty - five per cent . of our prisoners owe their incar ... causes criminal behavior as well as injuring the health of the chronic drunk . She was not alone in her belief ...
Page 166
... causes , all with their basis in society's demands upon women . She believed that women's over - emphasis on fashion ... caused their general malaise and , often , chronic illness . Thus , if a woman was fortunate enough to get a good ...
... causes , all with their basis in society's demands upon women . She believed that women's over - emphasis on fashion ... caused their general malaise and , often , chronic illness . Thus , if a woman was fortunate enough to get a good ...
Page 167
... caused by the inequities in education : " the one is taught to aspire , and the other is early con- fined and limited . ' She believed , like Phelps in the next century , that women were restrained , kept from success , with their ...
... caused by the inequities in education : " the one is taught to aspire , and the other is early con- fined and limited . ' She believed , like Phelps in the next century , that women were restrained , kept from success , with their ...
Contents
The Literary Life of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps | 1 |
Phelps | 27 |
The Fingers of the World | 61 |
Copyright | |
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Contesting the Past, Reconstructing the Nation: American Literature and ... Ben Railton No preview available - 2007 |