Almost since its inception, fiction has focused on social problems, including the rights of women. By its nature, art reflects its era, and much fiction proved to be political, supporting the rights of women and other marginalized groups, either overtly… Read More ›
Mona Caird revealed her strong feminist leanings in all her writings, both fiction and nonfiction. Her 1894 novel, Daughters of Danaus, contained all the themes she stressed in her essays, including a need for female independence, both physical and emotional,… Read More ›
The fact that the emergence of American women’s literature coincided with the birth of the American women’s movement is no mere coincidence. At a time when becoming an author was seen as a male prerogative, the women’s movement gave American… Read More ›
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