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American women writers to 1800 American women writers to 1800 Sharon M. Harris American Women Writers to 1800 advances our knowledge of early American culture. Including works by more than ninety women, many of whom have never before been published, this ambitious anthology cap… OL16100538W
The Norton anthology of literature by women The Norton anthology of literature by women Sandra M. Gilbert Contains selections written by over 150 women authors from English-speaking countries. Ranges from the fourteenth century to the present. OL17026636W
Black women writers (1950-1980) Black women writers (1950-1980) Mari Evans Recent black women writers discuss their lives and work, followed by critical essays by both men and women. OL18124938W
The feminization of American culture The feminization of American culture Douglas, Ann This is one of those rare books that let us see with a fresh and startling clarity the underlying causes, meaning, and influence through time of profound a cultural phenomenon. In it, a brilliant you… OL1869175W
The Sacred Hoop The Sacred Hoop Paula Gunn Allen This pioneering work documents the continuing vitality of the American Indian tradition and of women's leadership within that tradition. In her new preface to this edition, Allen reflects on the rema… OL1890408W
Boss ladies, watch out! Boss ladies, watch out! Terry Castle "Boss Ladies, Watch Out! brings together in a convenient format Terry Castle's most scintillating recent essays on literary criticism, women's writing and sexuality. Readers of Castle's many books an… OL3275589W
To write like a woman To write like a woman Joanna Russ From the back cover: Joanna Russ has written -- as novelist, short-story writer, and critic -- on science fiction, fantasy, and feminism. These essays reflect the breadth of Russ's critical work,… OL3332547W
Writing the pioneer woman Writing the pioneer woman Janet Floyd "Focusing on a series of autobiographical texts published and private, well known and obscure, Writing the Pioneer Woman examines the writing of domestic life on the nineteenth-century North American… OL5955941W
Maternal body and voice in Toni Morrison, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Lee Smith Maternal body and voice in Toni Morrison, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Lee Smith Paula Gallant Eckard "Throughout human history, motherhood and maternal experience have been largely defined and written by patriarchal culture. Religion, art, medicine, psychoanalysis, and other bastions of male power h… OL5957296W