A biography of Kate Chopin, whose groundbreaking fiction portrayed women at the turn of the 20th century as passionate sexual beings. Chopin herself came from an affluent, unconventional, and very matriarchal Louisiana family, and this biography takes into consideration the effect of her background on her life and work.
In question-and-answer form, Ms. Mentor advises academic women about issues they daren't discuss openly, such as: How does one really clamber onto the tenure track when the job market is so nasty, brutish, and small? Is there such a thing as the perfectly marketable dissertation topic? How does a meek young woman become a tiger of an authority ...
This collection of short stories includes "The Story of an Hour" about the author's childhood, "An Egyptian Cigarette", the story of a drug trip and the title piece about a sweet-voiced soprano who learns about adult life. Kate Chopin is also the author of "The Awakening".
Kate Chopin (1851-1904) was the young widow of a near-bankrupt Louisiana cotton-farmer when she returned to her native St Louis and turned to writing to support her six children. Her fiction won immediate acclaim, but the publication in 1899 of "The Awakening", the portrayal of a woman's extramarital affair and sexual awakening, sparked a national ...
Grace Metalious's PEYTON PLACE became notorious upon its 1956 publication for its sexual frankness--and an overwhelming best seller. Emily Toth sees the novel as a feminist attack on America's sexual hypocrisy, and her 1981 biography of Metalious examines the writer's life and death (from alcoholism, at 42) and the impact of her book on the ...
"The divine Ms. M. is back, with realistic and witty advice about life in academia. Required reading."-Elaine Showalter, Princeton University "At last, Ms. Mentor Unplugged, Uncensored, and Unrepentant! This is a great and clear-headed read for junior academics trying to find their way to success through the thicket of professional obfuscation ...
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