Transcending the new woman

By Charlotte J. Rich

Subjects: American fiction, Women authors, American fiction, women authors, Minorities in literature, Progressivism (United States politics), American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century, Minority authors, Ethnicity in literature, Feminist literature, History and criticism, History, Women and literature, Feminism in literature

Description: "Examines multiethnic women writers' responses to the ideal of the New Woman in America at the dawn of the twentieth century, opening up a world of literary texts that lend new insight, revealing how these authors articulated the contradictions of the American New Woman, and how social class, race, or ethnicity impacted women's experiences"--Provided by publisher.