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The personal and the political in American working-class literature, 1850-1939 : defining the radical romance
- Title
- The personal and the political in American working-class literature, 1850-1939 : defining the radical romance / Laurie J.C. Cella.
- Author
- Cella, Laurie, 1974-
- Publication
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019]
- ©2019
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Details
- Description
- vii, 187 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "As working women invaded the public space of the factory in the nineteenth century, they challenged Victorian notions of female domesticity and chastity. With virtue at the forefront of discussions regarding working women, aspects of working-class women's culture--fashion, fiction, and dance halls--become vivid signifiers for moral impropriety, and attempts to censure these activities become overt attempts to censure female sexuality in the workplace. The Personal and the Political in American Working-Class Literature, 1850-1939 argues that these informal and often ignored "trifles" of female community provided the building blocks for female solidarity in the workplace. While most critical approaches to working-class fiction emphasize female suffering rather than agency, this book argues that working women themselves viewed aspects of consumer culture and new avenues for courtship as extensions of their rights as breadwinners. The strike itself is an intense moment of political upheaval that lends itself to more extensive personal and sexual freedoms. Through its analysis of strike novels, this book provides a fuller picture of working-class women as they simultaneously navigate new identities as "working ladies" and enter the dramatic and sometimes violent world of labor activism. This book is recommended for scholars of literary studies, women's studies, and US history."--
- Series Statement
- Innovation and activism in American women's writing
- Uniform Title
- Innovation and activism in American women's writing.
- Subjects
- American fiction > Women authors
- Strikes and lockouts in literature
- Romance fiction, American > Women authors > History and criticism
- American fiction > Women authors > 19th century > History and criticism
- Working class women in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Working class writings, American > Women authors > History and criticism
- American fiction > Women authors > 20th century > History and criticism
- 1800-1999
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 20-779
- ISBN
- 9781498581202
- 149858120X
- OCLC
- 1104405859
- Author
- Cella, Laurie, 1974- author.
- Title
- The personal and the political in American working-class literature, 1850-1939 : defining the radical romance / Laurie J.C. Cella.
- Publisher
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Innovation and activism in American women's writingInnovation and activism in American women's writing.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1999
- Research Call Number
- JFE 20-779