Labor pains [electronic resource] : Emerson, Hawthorne, and Alcott on work and the woman question / Carolyn R. Maibor.
Series: Literary criticism and cultural theoryPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2004.Description: 136 pISBN:- 9780203505458
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Political and social views
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Political and social views
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 -- Political and social views
- American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Women in literature
- Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Women -- Employment -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Women -- Education -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Self-actualization (Psychology) in literature
- Occupations in literature
- Women in literature
- Work in literature
- Also available in print edition.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ch. 1. The working self : Emerson's theory of vocation -- ch. 2. Working girls : Emerson on female self-reliance and vocation -- ch. 3. The work of the dark lady : Hawthorne on vocation and women -- ch. 4. Little women and working girls : Luisa May Alcott on women and work.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.