Gender, Professions and Discourse
Author | : C. Etherington-Wright |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2008-11-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230595026 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230595022 |
Rating | : 4/5 (022 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Gender, Professions and Discourse by : C. Etherington-Wright
Download or read book Gender, Professions and Discourse written by C. Etherington-Wright and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-11-20 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzing ninety professional women's autobiographies from 1900-1920, the first part of this book concentrates on the endeavours of groups such as headmistresses, doctors, nurses, artists and writers to record their own lives, while the second part examines frontispiece photos, prefatory marginalia and the role of silences in autobiography.