Nineteenth-century Working Women as Readers & Activists
Simoneau, Heather
Graduate Student
English
Kramp, Michael
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2015-01-01
2015
Lehigh University
eng
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Using autobiographical texts written by nineteenth-century working class women, I identify the most common reasons that nineteenth-century working class women read, as well as common obstacles to their reading and writing. My study builds upon previous studies of working class readers of both genders, which I extend by focusing on female working class reader/autobiographers, their strategies for obtaining literacy, and the impact their acts of literacy had upon their lives.
Humanities Literature
Autobiography Britain Nineteenth-century Reading & readership Women Working-class
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