Spinsters and Lesbians Independent Womanhood in the United States

Name: Spinsters and Lesbians Independent Womanhood in the United States
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ISBN: 9780814726426

ISBN-10: 0814726429

ISBN-13: 9780814726426

Edition: 1995

Authors: Trisha Franzen

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Americans have long held fast to a rigid definition of womanhood, revolving around husband, home, and children. Women who rebelled against this definition and carved out independent lives for themselves have often been rendered invisible in U.S. history.In this unusual comparative study, Trisha Franzen brings to light the remarkable lives of two generations of autonomous women: Progressive Era spinsters and mid-twentieth century lesbians. While both groups of women followed similar paths to independence--separating from their families, pursuing education, finding work, and creating woman-centered communities--they faced different material and cultural challenge and came to claim very…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 12/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 258
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Progressive Era Spinsters


Contemporary Lesbians


Introduction: Spinsters and Lesbians


"What Are You Going to Be?": Families and Childhoods in the Progressive Era


"I Knew I Was Odd": Growing Up Female, 1936-1965


"O, the Glorious Privilege of Being Independent": Defining Independent Womanhood in the Progressive Era


"I Was Going to Have to Do It All on My Own": Toward Independent Womanhood after World War II


"Such Beautiful Lives Together": Community and Companions Among Progressive Era Women


"We're Not the Only Ones": Lesbian Identities and Communities after World War II


Spinsters and Lesbians: Resisting and Surviving as Independent Women


On Methodology


Appendix: Tables


Notes


References


Index