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100 1 _aBlack, Alexander,
_d1859-1940
245 1 0 _aModern daughters
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWith designs and photographic illustrations by the author.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-07-11
505 0 _aWith a débutante -- With a left-over girl -- With a gym girl -- With a heroine -- With a clubwoman -- With a cynic -- With a chaperon -- With a nice man -- With an engaged girl -- With a bride.
508 _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Modern Daughters: Conversations with Various American Girls and One Man" by Alexander Black is a collection of conversations written in the late 19th century. This work presents a series of dialogues with different American girls, exploring their thoughts and feelings on various subjects, particularly the nuances of modern womanhood and societal expectations. Through these interactions, Black captures the spirit and mindset of young women navigating their roles in a rapidly changing world. The opening of the book introduces a lively conversation between the narrator and a debutante who is preparing to "come out" into society. The dialogue between them flickers between light-heartedness and insightful commentary on the expectations placed on women and the shifting dynamics between the genders. As they discuss the implications of coming out and the associated rituals, the debutante reveals her ambivalence, indicating that while the moment holds significance, it does not completely define her identity. This opening sets the tone for the book, positioning Black as an observer and commentator on modern femininity, while the young women reflect diverse views shaped by their experiences and societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899
653 _aWomen -- Social and moral questions
653 _aWomen -- United States -- Social conditions
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/moderndaughtersc00blac/page/n9/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71170
999 _c111896
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