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Spinster Tales and Womanly Possibilities
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 201

Spinster Tales and Womanly Possibilities

The spinster, once a ubiquitous figure in American popular culture, has all but vanished from the scene. Intrigued by the fact that her disappearance seems to have gone unnoticed, Naomi Braun Rosenthal traces the spinster's life and demise by using stories from the Ladies' Home Journal (from 1890, 1913, and 1933), along with Hollywood films from the 1940s and 1950s, such as It's a Wonderful Life; Now, Voyager; and Summertime, among others. Originally invoked as a symbol of female independence a hundred years ago, when marriage and career were considered to be incompatible choices for women, spinsterhood was advocated as an alternate path by some and viewed as a threat to family life by others. Today, there are few traces of the spinster's existence—the options open to women have dramatically changed—but we continue to grapple with concerns about women's desires and "the future of the family."

LIFE
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 96

LIFE

  • Type: Magazine
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  • Published: 1937-04-26
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  • Publisher: Unknown

LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

McCall's
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1032

McCall's

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1956
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Story Survey
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 844

The Story Survey

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1953
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Chicago of Fiction
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 672

The Chicago of Fiction

The importance of Chicago in American culture has made the city's place in the American imagination a crucial topic for literary scholars and cultural historians. While databases of bibliographical information on Chicago-centered fiction are available, they are of little use to scholars researching works written before the 1980s. In The Chicago of Fiction: A Resource Guide, James A. Kaser provides detailed synopses for more than 1,200 works of fiction significantly set in Chicago and published between 1852 and 1980. The synopses include plot summaries, names of major characters, and an indication of physical settings. An appendix provides bibliographical information for works dating from 198...

Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 2094
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1506

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Includes Part 1A: Books and Part 1B: Pamphlets, Serials and Contributions to Periodicals

The Talk of the Town, by Lynn Montross and Lois Seyster Montross
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 320

The Talk of the Town, by Lynn Montross and Lois Seyster Montross

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1917
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Chicorel Index to Poetry in Anthologies and Collections--retrospective
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 480

Chicorel Index to Poetry in Anthologies and Collections--retrospective

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1975
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Edmund J. James and the Making of the Modern University of Illinois, 1904-1920
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 616

Edmund J. James and the Making of the Modern University of Illinois, 1904-1920

In 1904, Edmund J. James inherited the leadership of an educational institution in search of an identity. His sixteen-year tenure transformed the University of Illinois from an industrial college to a major state university that fulfilled his vision of a center for scientific investigation. Winton U. Solberg and J. David Hoeveler provide an account of a pivotal time in the university’s evolution. A gifted intellectual and dedicated academic reformer, James began his tenure facing budget battles and antagonists on the Board of Trustees. But as time passed, he successfully campaigned to address the problems faced by women students, expand graduate programs, solidify finances, create a univer...