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Author:

Moulton, Mo, 1979- author.

Title:

The Mutual Admiration Society : how Dorothy L. Sayers and her Oxford circle remade the world for women / Mo Moulton.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

ix, 372 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Sayers, Dorothy L.--(Dorothy Leigh),--1893-1957--Friends and associates.
Mutual Admiration Society (Somerville College (University of Oxford))--History.
Women authors, English--Great Britain--Biography.
Feminism and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Women's rights--Great Britain--History--20th century.
University of Oxford--History--20th century.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-356) and index.

Contents:

Arriving at Oxford -- Mutual Admiration Society on stage and page -- University passions -- Battle fronts -- Teach or marry? -- Detection and despair -- Professional motherhood -- Sleepless nights -- Departures and reunions -- Subversive spinster -- The problem of marriage -- Does it please you? -- What the busman wrought -- War breaks out -- Service and identity -- The Greengate Hospital -- Running to stand still -- Bridgeheads to the future -- Friendship and triumphs -- Legacies.

Summary:

"Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) was a renowned crime novelist who achieved fame and fortune during a period that historian Mo Moulton calls 'the day after the revolution.' In a time when just as many doors were closed to women as open, Sayers found professional success with her Lord Peter Wimsey novels. Yet she never could have done it without the cohort of remarkable women she met at university -- all of whom would go on to challenge societal norms and fight for equality of opportunity in their own way. In 1912, Dorothy L. Sayers and five friends founded a writing group at Somerville College, Oxford; they called themselves the 'Mutual Admiration Society.' Smart, bold, serious, and funny, these women were also sheltered and chaperoned, barred from receiving degrees despite taking classes and passing exams. But within a few short years, World War I rapidly expanded the rights and opportunities available to women, including the right to vote (1918) and access to the professions (1919). In October 1920, members of the MAS returned to Oxford to receive full degrees. Mutual Admiration Society follows these six women as they navigate the complexities of adulthood, work, intimacy, and sex in Interwar England. Bringing these women to vivid life, Moulton reveals how Dorothy L. Sayers was intimately intertwined with the members of the MAS -- and how, together, they fought their way into modernity"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1541644476
9781541644472

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1089482656

LCCN:

2019011711

Locations:

BRPD251 -- Adel Public Library (Adel)

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

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

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

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)