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The tangled roots of feminism, environmentalism, and Appalachian literature / Elizabeth S.D. Engelhardt.
- Title
- The tangled roots of feminism, environmentalism, and Appalachian literature / Elizabeth S.D. Engelhardt.
- Author
- Engelhardt, Elizabeth S. D. (Elizabeth Sanders Delwiche), 1969-
- Publication
- Athens : Ohio University Press, [2003], ©2003.
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- Description
- 207 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "In The Tangled Roots of Feminism, Environmentalism, and Appalachian Literature, Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt examines the origins of what we recognize today as ecological feminism - a wide-reaching philosophy that values the connections between humans and nonhumans and that works for social and environmental justice - and follows its development in the works of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Appalachian women writers."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Ohio University Press series in ethnicity and gender in Appalachia
- Uniform Title
- Ohio University Press series in ethnicity and gender in Appalachia.
- Subjects
- Appalachian Region > In literature
- American literature > Women authors > History and criticism
- Feminism and literature > Appalachian Region
- Ecofeminism in literature
- Women and literature > Appalachian Region
- Smith, Effie Waller, 1879-1960 > Knowledge > Appalachian Region
- Murfree, Mary Noailles, 1850-1922 > Knowledge > Appalachian Region
- Miles, Emma Bell, 1879-1919 > Knowledge > Appalachian Region
- Environmentalism > Appalachian Region
- American literature > Appalachian Region > History and criticism
- Cooke, Grace MacGowan, 1863-1944 > Knowledge > Appalachian Region
- Ecofeminism > Appalachian Region
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-201) and index.
- Contents
- 1. How the Roots Became So Tangled: Appalachia, Feminism, and Environmentalism around 1900 -- 2. Voyeurs and Tourists: Appalachian Women in Sketches and Stories -- 3. Literature of the Social Crusaders: Letters to "Civilization" -- 4. Mary Noailles Murfree and Effie Waller Smith: Ecological Feminism's Roots, Part 1 -- 5. Emma Bell Miles and Grace MacGowan Cooke: Ecological Feminism's Roots, Part 2.
- ISBN
- 0821415093 (cl. : acid-free)
- 0821415107 (pbk. : acid-free)
- LCCN
- 2003048692
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries