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100 1 _aKirkland, Winifred Margaretta,
_d1872-1943
245 1 4 _aThe Joys of Being a Woman, and Other Papers
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-05-11
505 0 _aForeword: the ego in the essay -- The joys of being a woman -- A man in the house -- Old-clothes sensations -- Luggage and the lady -- Detached thoughts on boarding -- The lady alone at night -- In sickness and in health -- An educational fantasy -- My clothes -- The tendency to testify -- Letters and letter-writers -- The tyranny of talent -- The woman who writes -- Picnic pictures -- The farm feminine -- A little girl and her grandmother -- The wayfaring woman -- The road that talked -- My mother's gardeners -- My little town -- Genus Clericum -- Some difficulties in doing without eternity.
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"The Joys of Being a Woman, and Other Papers" by Winifred Margaretta Kirkland is a collection of personal essays written in the early 20th century. The work explores themes of femininity, societal roles, and the complexities of being a woman in a male-dominated world. The essays emphasize the unique joys and challenges women face, often through humor and personal anecdotes, making it a reflective feminist discourse. At the start of the collection, Kirkland presents a foreword discussing the art of the essay and its ability to express personal experiences and inner thoughts. She positions the essay as a form of genuine expression, contrasting it with the constraints of poetry. The opening essay, "The Joys of Being a Woman," uses a mix of historical allegory and personal reflection to argue that women, far from envying men's roles, find pleasure and strength in their femininity, revealing an underlying sense of superiority and independence. Kirkland's humorous and insightful narrative invites readers to consider the bonds and perceptions that shape women's experiences, setting the tone for the essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWomen
653 _aAmerican essays -- 20th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42691
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