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Turning the pages of American girlhood : the evolution of girls' series fiction, 1865-1930
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Turning the pages of American girlhood : the evolution of girls' series fiction, 1865-1930 / Emily Hamilton-Honey.
ISBN
9780786463220 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786463228 (softcover : alk. paper)
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
Physical Description
x, 254 pages ; 23 cm
Summary
"Alternating chapters of historical background and literary analysis, this study argues that postbellum series books inspired young women by illustrating the ways in which girls could participate in social change. The book adds to the existing scholarship on girls' culture by tracing the shifting social ideologies of girlhood throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries"--Provided by publisher.
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Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 10, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Learning to be an angel: religion and reading for nineteenth-century American girls
Angels in the house: Christian womanhood and community power in postbellum girls' series
A revolution in series production: Edward Stratemeyer and the commodification of series books
Communities of friends: series heroines as consumers, 1901-1930
two miles forward, one mile back: gender battles
During the Great War
Running the gamut and the gauntlet: World War I
Series as a catalyst for change in the cultural landscape of American girlhood
Taking advantage of new markets: Ruth Fielding as a motion picture screenwriter, producer, and executive
Conclusion: Nancy Drew and a new era
Appendix: Series books in order of publication.
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