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Author:

Wayne, Tiffany K., 1968-

Title:

Woman thinking : feminism and transcendentalism in nineteenth-century America / Tiffany K. Wayne.

Publisher:

Lexington Books,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xiii, 156 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Feminism--United States--History--19th century.
Transcendentalism (New England)
Transcendentalists (New England)--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-151) and index. "First paperback edition 2008." T.p. verso.

Contents:

Introduction: The transcendental arc -- "The seeds of thought" : the feminist reform vision of Margaret Fuller -- "Woman's right to think" : transcendentalism in the organized women's movement -- "A woman's life and work" : self culture, vocation, and the female intellectual -- The concord school of philosophy and the feminization of transcendentalism after the Civil War -- Epilogue: Feminism and American intellectual history

Summary:

"Woman Thinking explores the theoretical relationship between feminism and Transcendentalism through the ideas and activism of prominent nineteenth century female thinkers and activists. By analyzing the work of important figures in post Civil War American intellectual life, such as Ednah Cheney, Caroline Dall, Margaret Fuller, and Elizabeth Oakes Smith, Tiffany K. Wayne demonstrates how Transcendentalism provided a language with particular appeal to women and helped promote an emerging feminist movement with the goal of acknowledging women's right to self development."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

0739123246
9780739123249
9780739107591 (cloth : alk. paper)
0739107593 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)56534951

LCCN:

2004021695

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)