Project Gutenberg 2004-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 100 Holley, Marietta 1836 1926 Josiah Allen's wife Holley, Mariettta Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 5 Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Widger and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 5" by Marietta Holley is a satirical novel written in the late 19th century. The book offers a humorous look at the dynamics of gender roles within the Methodist church and society at large, focusing particularly on the protagonist, Samantha, as she navigates the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated environment. In this volume, Samantha grapples with the limitations imposed on women within the church's hierarchy while rallying her fellow women to take action to save their meeting house from financial collapse. Amidst the humorous yet insightful dialogues with her husband, Josiah, and the other deaconesses, she reflects on the contradictions of the church's policies regarding women's roles—permitting them to work hard but denying them recognition and authority. Through Samantha’s voice, Holley critiques the hypocrisy surrounding gender equality and the societal expectations placed on women, blending comedy with a poignant exploration of women's rights at the time. Overall, the novel conveys a message of resilience and empowerment from a distinctly female perspective, showcasing the strength and determination of its female characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Women in church work -- Methodist church -- Humor Women's rights -- Humor Methodism -- Humor PS Text Humor Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Humour Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 90921 86511 2024-10-04T10:50:55.275326 2023-10-04T09:42:57.808403 text/html text/html 80586 2021-01-02T06:03:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2223603 2021-01-02T06:03:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2410781 2024-10-04T10:51:01.777251 application/epub+zip 2411002 2024-10-04T10:50:58.781254 application/epub+zip 91328 2024-10-04T10:50:57.462261 application/epub+zip 2570630 2024-10-04T10:51:03.867222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2558527 2024-10-04T10:51:00.915257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223396 2022-09-05T04:13:21.336193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70591 70524 2024-10-04T10:50:54.736273 2023-10-04T09:42:57.355399 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 70517 2021-01-02T06:03:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27275 2021-01-02T06:03:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20402 2024-10-04T10:51:03.995223 application/rdf+xml 18241 2024-10-04T10:50:58.004254 image/jpeg 4273 2024-10-04T10:50:57.732253 image/jpeg 2345171 2024-10-04T10:50:55.346290 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia