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Overview"In this biography, Barbara McManus recovers the intriguing life story of Grace Harriet Macurdy (1866-1946), Professor of Greek at Vassar College and the first woman classicist to focus her scholarship on the lives of ancient Greco-Roman women. Fondly known as ""the Drunken Duchess,"" although she never drank alcohol, Macurdy came from a poor family with no social, economic, or educational advantages. Moreover, she struggled with disability for decades after becoming almost totally deaf in her early fifties. Yet she became an internationally known Greek scholar with a long list of publications and close friends as renowned as Gilbert Murray and John Masefield. Through Macurdy's eyes and experiences, McManus examines significant issues and developments from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, such as the opening of higher education to women, the erosion of gender and class barriers in the professions, the delicate balancing act between personal and professional life required of women, the marginalized role of women's colleges in academic politics, and changes in the discipline and profession of Classics in response to the emerging role of women and new social conditions." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara McManus , Judith P Hallett , Christopher StrayPublisher: Ohio State University Press Imprint: Ohio State University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.467kg ISBN: 9780814253892ISBN 10: 081425389 Pages: 318 Publication Date: 14 February 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsMacurdy's life is fascinating, and McManus has uncovered an amazing collection of primary sources about it. --Elizabeth Carney, Clemson College Macurdy's life is fascinating, and McManus has uncovered an amazing collection of primary sources about it. --Elizabeth Carney, Clemson College McManus has delivered a pioneering study of an American Classicist and feminist academic. --Donald Lateiner, Ohio Wesleyan University Macurdy s life is fascinating, and McManus has uncovered an amazing collection of primary sources about it. Elizabeth Carney, Clemson College Macurdy's life is fascinating, and McManus has uncovered an amazing collection of primary sources about it. --Elizabeth Carney, Clemson College McManus has delivered a pioneering study of an American Classicist and feminist academic. --Donald Lateiner, Ohio Wesleyan University McManus has delivered a pioneering study of an American Classicist and feminist academic. DonaldLateiner, Ohio Wesleyan University Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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