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In this modern classic, Carolyn G. Heilbrun builds an eloquent argument demonstrating that writers conform all too often to society's expectations of what women should be like at the expense of the truth of the female experience. Drawing on the careers of celebrated authors including Virginia Woolf, George Sand, and Dorothy Sayers, Heilbrun illustrates the struggle these writers undertook in both work and life to break away from traditional "male" scripts for women's roles.
BookishFeministSo sorry to hear you had a bad experience in grad school. What you went to school for is what I wish I had done instead of law school! Still may get a graduate degree in women's studies yet, but not in the near future.9y
TheWellReadOwl@BookishFeminist Same here. As in exactly the same. I still sign up to receive grad school info packs. Hubby just nods & lets me wallow in my dream of quitting law & going for my grad degree.@shawnmooney Glad academia didn't kill your love of reading completely. Your posts are always incisive!9y
BookishFeminist@TheWellReadOwl I've already quit law 😂 I'm on the job hunt for stuff in social justice & women's rights policy & am freelancing until then. Practicing law isn't a super introvert-friendly field.9y
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triskeleseekerI hear you on grad school killing passions - I'll be finishing a PhD in anthropology in the next academic year (my 10th in the program, sadly that is the average for this discipline). Glad you came out on the other side and have regained your love of reading - I'll doing the same soon. Can't wait.9y
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