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LoC No.: 99004875
Title: Modern daughters : Conversations with various American girls and one man
Original Publication: United States: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899.
Note: Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Note: With designs and photographic illustrations by the author.
Contents: With 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.
Credits: Charlene 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)
Summary: "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.)
Author: Black, Alexander, 1859-1940
EBook No.: 71170
Published: Jul 11, 2023
Downloads: 64
Language: English
Subject: Women -- Social and moral questions
Subject: Women -- United States -- Social conditions
LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 99004875
Title: Modern daughters : Conversations with various American girls and one man
Original Publication: United States: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899.
Note: Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Note: With designs and photographic illustrations by the author.
Contents: With 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.
Credits: Charlene 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)
Summary: "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.)
Author: Black, Alexander, 1859-1940
EBook No.: 71170
Published: Jul 11, 2023
Downloads: 64
Language: English
Subject: Women -- Social and moral questions
Subject: Women -- United States -- Social conditions
LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.