The Sturdy Oak (new edition) (Foundations of Feminist Fiction) - Softcover

Jordan, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1804172693 ISBN 13: 9781804172698

Publisher: Flame Tree 451, 2023

Synopsis

With a new introduction placing The Sturdy Oak as a foundational story of feminist literature, this composite novel, written by fourteen popular authors including nine women, was drawn together during first wave of feminism when the status of women in American life was brought into the spotlight. All proceeds of the book were donated to the Suffrage cause and the tale itself sought to reveal the tensions and expectations in Whitewater, a fictional district of New York. Jordan's assembled team of writers sought to undermine the stereotypical idea of the sturdy oak (the traditional male) with its clinging vines (the women) requiring his support.

Foundations of Feminist Fiction. The early 1900s saw a quiet revolution in literature dominated by male adventure heroes. Both men and women moved beyond the norms of the male gaze to write from a different gender perspective, sometimes with female protagonists, but also expressing the universal freedom to write on any subject whatsoever.

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About the Author

June Purvis is Professor Emerita of Women’s and Gender History at the University of Portsmouth. She has published extensively on the British women’s suffrage campaigns, especially two highly acclaimed biographies of suffragette leaders, Emmeline Pankhurst and Christabel Pankhurst. Other publications include Votes for Women and The British Women’s Suffrage Campaign: National and International Perspectives. June is the Founding and Managing Editor of the journal Women’s History Review.

Edition details

• Publisher: Flame Tree 451
• Publication date: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1804172693
• ISBN 13: 9781804172698
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320