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OverviewNineteenth-century newspaper editor Jane Grey Swisshelm (1815-1884) was an unconventionally ambitious woman. While she struggled in private to be a dutiful daughter, wife, and mother; she publicly critiqued and successfully challenged gender conventions that restricted her personal behavior, limited her political and economic opportunities, and attempted to silence her voice. As the owner and editor of newspapers in Pittsburgh; St. Cloud, Minnesota; and Washington, D.C.; and as one of the founders of the Minnesota Republican Party, Swisshelm negotiated a significant place for herself in the male-dominated world of commerce, journalism, and politics. How she accomplished this feat; what expressive devices she used; what social, economic, and political tensions resulted from her efforts; and how those tensions were resolved are the central questions examined in this biography. Sylvia Hoffert arranges the book topically, rather than chronologically, to include Swisshelm in the broader issues of the day, such as women's involvement in politics and religion, their role in the workplace, and marriage. Rescuing this feminist from obscurity, Hoffert shows how Swisshelm laid the groundwork for the """"New Woman"""" of the turn of the century. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sylvia D. HoffertPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.535kg ISBN: 9780807828816ISBN 10: 0807828815 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 30 September 2004 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviews"""Balanced, fair, and insightful, this is a well-crafted biography that illuminates Swisshelm's life as well as shifting gender roles for women during a complex era in American history."" - Anne M. Butler, Trustee Professor Emerita, Utah State University""" Balanced, fair, and insightful, this is a well-crafted biography that illuminates Swisshelm's life as well as shifting gender roles for women during a complex era in American history. - Anne M. Butler, Trustee Professor Emerita, Utah State University Author InformationSylvia D. Hoffert is professor of history and women's studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is author of When Hens Crow: The Woman's Rights Movement in Antebelium America and Private Matters: American Attitudes toward Childbearing and infant Nurture in the Urban North, 1800-1860. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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