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Author:

Tarbox, Gwen Athene.

Title:

The clubwomen's daughters : collectivist impulses in Progressive-era girl's fiction, 1890-1940 / Gwen Athene Tarbox.

Publisher:

Garland Pub.,

Copyright Date:

2000

Description:

x, 162 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Children's stories, American--History and criticism.
Girls in literature.
Young adult fiction, American--History and criticism.
Feminism and literature--United States--History--20th century.
Literature and society--United States--History--20th century.
Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.
Women authors, American--Political and social views.
Girls--Books and reading--United States.
Feminist fiction--History and criticism.
Collectivism--United States--History.
Community life in literature.
Progressivism in literature.
Clubs in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-154) and index.

Contents:

Braving "sarcasm and sneers": the development of the American clubwomen's movement -- "The power to set things going": the rise of the collectivist impulse in American girls' fiction -- "Impersonating their citizen brothers": the college heroine's rehearsal for public life -- Four girls at cottage city: spiritual collectivism in Emma Dunham Kelley-Hawkins' fiction for African-American girls -- "Mama! Come an' see the suffragists': progressive-era girls' outdoor fiction and the public display of the collectivist impulse -- The secret of the girl sleuth: the women's community as focal point in depression-era girls' fiction.

Series:

Garland studies in American popular history and culture

ISBN:

9780815335375 (alk. paper)
0815335377 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)43706749

LCCN:

00035331

Locations:

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

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)