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ISBN: 1558610219 / Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY, January 1993
"Extraordinary in that it presents a female adolescent who is intelligent, strong willed, and who em...
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"Extraordinary in that it presents a female adolescent who is intelligent, strong willed, and who embodies criticism of the middle-class economic and social status of women." —Publishers WeeklyThis story of a young woman’s coming of age in a small Midwestern town at the turn of the century, first published in 1922. Challenged by middle-class economic hardship, distrust of her unhappy parents, and the unjust social status of women, the intelligent and strong-willed heroine struggles to attain a sense of herself. Her triumph, as she leaves for college and a career as teacher and writer, is the triumph of all children who refuse to relive the mistakes of their parents.
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