Our sisters' keepers : nineteenth-century benevolence literature by American women /
Bergman, Jill,1963-
Bernardi, Debra,1954-
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press,
c2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Stories of the poorhouse / Karen Tracey -- Representing the "deserving poor" / Lori Merish -- "Dedicated to works of beneficence" / Mary Templin -- Reforming women's reform literature / Whitney A. Womack -- "The right to be let alone" / Debra Bernardi -- Women's charity vs. scientific philanthropy in Sarah Orne Jewett / Monika Elbert -- "Oh the poor women!" / Jill Bergman -- Frances Harper's poverty relief mission in the African American community / Terry D. Novak -- "To reveal the humble immigrant parents to their own children" / Sarah E. Chinn -- Character's conduct / James Salazar.
American literature
Benevolence in literature.
Literature and society
Women and literature
American literature
Charity in literature.
Poverty in literature.
Poor in literature.