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.