Tarbox, Gwen Athene.

The clubwomen's daughters : collectivist impulses in Progressive-era girl's fiction, 1890-1940 / Gwen Athene Tarbox. - New York : Garland Pub., (c)2000. - 1 online resource (x, 162 pages) : illustrations. - Garland studies in American popular history and culture .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Braving "sarcasm and sneers": the development of the American clubwomen's movement -- "The power to set things going": the rise of the collectivist impulse in American girls' fiction -- "Impersonating their citizen brothers": the college heroine's rehearsal for public life -- Four girls at cottage city: spiritual collectivism in Emma Dunham Kelley-Hawkins' fiction for African-American girls -- "Mama! Come an' see the suffragists': progressive-era girls' outdoor fiction and the public display of the collectivist impulse -- The secret of the girl sleuth: the women's community as focal point in depression-era girls' fiction.



9781317776024


Children's stories, American--History and criticism.
Girls in literature.
Young adult fiction, American--History and criticism.
Feminism and literature--History--United States--20th century.
Literature and society--History--United States--20th century.
Women and literature--History--United States--20th century.
Women authors, American--Political and social views.
Girls--Books and reading--United States.
Feminist fiction--History and criticism.
Collectivism--History.--United States
Community life in literature.
Progressivism in literature.
Clubs in literature.


Electronic Books.

PS374 / .C583 2000